Hukawng Valley

Occurrence in Burma with commodities Platinum, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037833
MRDS ID M045022
Record type Site
Current site name Hukawng Valley

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 96.66656, 26.54434 (WGS84)
Relative position NW OF MYITKYINA 90 MILES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burma(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Burma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 96.66656, 26.54434

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: ALLUVIAL SANDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Putao District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IMP. INST. GR. BRITIAN, 1936, PT AND ALLIED METALS, P. 73

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1974 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.