Sungei Besi

Past Producer in Selangor, Malaysia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100261
MRDS ID W032790
Record type Site
Current site name Sungei Besi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 100.99981, 3.50124 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Selangor(province)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Malaysia Selangor

Comments on the location information

  • WEST MALAYSIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 123
USGS model code 39e
Deposit model name Alluvial placer Sn

Nearby scientific data

(1) 100.99981, 3.50124

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pernas Charter Management
  • Type Owner
    Owner The Sungei Besi Mines Ltd.

Comments on the workings information

  • MULTIPLE BENCH

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977

  • Production

    WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977; E/MJ 1978

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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