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Mamut

Producer in Sabah, Malaysia with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081088
MRDS ID W032788
Record type Site
Current site name Mamut

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 117.9994, 5.00111 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sabah(province)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Malaysia Sabah

Comments on the location information

  • EAST MALAYSIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Biotite

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 78
USGS model code 20c
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Au
Mark3 model number 34

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Metamorphic Basement Rock
    Rock description Metamorphic Basement Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 117.9994, 5.00111
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Trending Fault Transects Island; Is Ore Zone

Ore body information

  • Thickness 300M
    Length 700M
    Width 500M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Nw Trending Kinabalu Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1958
Discoverer Fitch

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Overseas Mineral Resources Development Sabah Bhd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.476 wt-pct Copper Major 1978
    Gold Au 5 g/mt Gold Minor 1978

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 5400 ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith, S. U.S. Geological Survey

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