Bauxite - Sarawak

Producer in Malaysia with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068675
MRDS ID W001882
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - Sarawak

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 109.83291, 1.75142 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Malaysia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 109.83291, 1.75142

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE FAR EAST, 1963, MINERAL DISTRIBUTION MAP OF ASIA AND THE FAR EAST: EXPLANATORY BROCHURE, NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 28.

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE FAR EAST, 1962, BAUXITE ORE RESOURCES AND ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY OF ASIA AND THE FAR EAST, MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SERIES, NO. 17, P. 11, 17.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LEMANTAN AREA (TANJONG SERABANG DEPOSIT) AVERAGE ALUMINA CONTENT - 46% POSSIBLE 1,000,000 TONS FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Bannigan, Jane L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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