Pha Luong

Occurrence in Laos with commodities Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Controls for ore emplacement
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091759
MRDS ID DE02297
Record type Site
Current site name Pha Luong

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 102.41642, 19.14971 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Laos

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BARITE LOCALITY LAT./LONG. GIVEN AS: 19-10 N, 102-24 E. --FROM INDEX OF: ATLAS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ESCAP REGION, VOLUME 7, LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, 1990.

Nearby scientific data

(1) 102.41642, 19.14971

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vang Vieng Province Lies Along A Fault Lineament Trending Northeast From The Nam Met Valley To The Upper Nam Liek Valley And Beyond.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Vang Vieng Polymetallic Province

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ATLAS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ESCAP REGION, VOLUME 7, LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, 1990

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE VEINS HAVE A THICKNESS FROM A FEW TENS OF CENTIMETERS TO MORE THAN ONE METER AND EVEN TENS OF METERS IN LENGTH, TRENDING NORHTWEST ALONG WITH THE PHA LUANG RIDGE OVER A LENGTH OF MORE THAN 10 KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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