Heinda Basin

Past Producer in Burma with commodities Tin, Platinum, PGE
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 10039255
MRDS ID M046855
Record type Site
Current site name Heinda Basin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 98.44042, 14.14073 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 MILES EAST OF TAVOY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burma(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Burma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
PGE Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PT DETECTED IN TIN CONCENTRATES

Nearby scientific data

(1) 98.44042, 14.14073

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SHAN - TENASSERIM METALLOGENIC PROVINCE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Heinda Basin

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOOSSENS AND MYINT, 1977 , METALLOGENIC MAP OF BURMA: RANGOON ARTS AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

  • Deposit

    CHHIBBER, 1934 (B), MINERAL RESOURCES OF BURMA: MAC MILLAN CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1978 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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