| Deposit ID | 10069471 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ban Hong Fluorspar Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Ban Pa Phlu Deposits |
| Geographic coordinates: | 98.84373, 18.22979 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 400 |
| Relative position | 58 KM. BY ROAD SOUTH OF LAMPHUN; 540 KM. N 20 DEG W OF BANGKOK. PLANT AT CHIENGMAI. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lamphun(province)
Thailand(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Thailand | Lamphun |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Stibnite | Gangue |
| Result | STOCKPILE SAMPLE: CAF2 - 85.75%, SIO2 - 1.1%, S - 0.7%, FE2O3 - 0.78%. RESERVES - 48% CAF2 AVERAGE WASTE DUMPS: CAF2 - 40 TO 70%, DUMP FINES: CAF2 - 50%. |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Granite Batholiths | ||||
| Rock description | Granite Batholiths | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Rock unit name | Kanchanaburi Phyllite, Shale, Siltstone, S.S., L.S.;Rat Buri Limestone |
| Rock description | Kanchanaburi Phyllite, Shale, Siltstone, S.S., L.S.;Rat Buri Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | 98.84373, 18.22979 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Large Folds Trending N 20 To 30 Deg W., Fault Blocks, Granite Batholiths |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mineralized Fault Zone |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 DEG W |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1959 |
| Discoverer | Nai Muangdi Nantakhwang |
| Year of first production | 1962 |
| District name | Ban Hong District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Universal Mining Co.; Thai Fluorspar And Minerals Co., Ltd., United Mining Co., Nithiwat Co. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007011 |
GARDNER, L.S. AND SMITH, R.M., 1965, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF THAILAND: DEPT. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BANGKOK, THAILAND, REP. INV. NO. 10, P. 17 - 25
, 1972, PROGRESS IN MODERNIZING THAILAND'S FLUORSPAR INDUSTRY: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MAY 1972, P. 31-33
1972, U.S. BU MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL III, P. 789
, 1969, NOTES ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LOWER MEKONG BASIN, NO. 16 FLUORITE: U.N. ECON. COMM. FOR ASIA AND THE FAR EAST, DEC. 1969 P. 8
GARDNER, L.M. AND SMITH, R.M., 1965, FLUORSPAR OF THAILAND. , 1972, 1970, MINERALS YBK., V. III P. 789, 748 RESP.
1969, FLUORITE: NO. 16, U.N. ECON. COMM. FOR ASIA & FAR EAST. 1972, PROGRESS IN THAILAND'S.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1975 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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