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Austral Amalgamated Tin Bhd

Producer in Malaysia with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133930
MAS/MILS ID 5570050043
Record type Site
Current site name Austral Amalgamated Tin Bhd
Alternate or previous names Austral Amalgamated

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 101.03309, 4.16787 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Malaysia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 101.03309, 4.16787
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 21M
    Depth to top 12.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 200
    Date of Last Modification 860819

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Austral Amalgamated
    Year 1983

Comments on the production information

  • IN ADDITION TO THE $0.04 MILLING COST, THERE IS A $148.34 SMELTING COST PER TONNE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCT A. ILMENITE, ZIRCON AND MONAZITE ARE RECOVERED AND SOLD AS BY-PRODUCTS. THESE BY-PRODUCTS ARE STOCKPILED AT THE MINE SITE AND THE SALES ARE CONTROLLED BY THE MARKETING ARM OF THE MALAYSIA MINING CORPORATION.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 2 BUCKET DREDGES WORKING IN ALLUVIAL TIN DEPOSITS.
  • PUBLISHED RESERVES NOT AVAILABLE.
  • MINED 87 4,641,000 CM/Y TIN CONC RECOVERED 628 MT 284,053,000 MT JAN 1989

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 741HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 12.5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 42100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .29
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING RESERVES, THERE ARE DEEP SEATED RESOURCES, WHICH ALTHOUGH HAVE BEEN INDICATED BY BORING ARE BEYOND THE DREDGES DIGGING DEPTH CAPABILITY. THESE RESERVES ARE OF LOW GRADE AND THEIR RECOVERY IS NOT FEASIBLE AT THE PRESENT TIME.
  • THE TIN CONCENTRATE IS FORWARDED TO THE MALAYSIA SMELTING CORPORATION SDN. BHD. (FORMERLY THE STRAITS TRADING BUTTERWORTH SMELTER) AN ASSOCIATE COMPANY OF THE MALAYSIA MINING CORPORATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTRAL AMALGAMATED TIM BHD ANNUAL REPORTS, 1982, 1981, 1980

  • Deposit

    AND 1977.

  • Deposit

    MALAYSIA MINING CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORTS, 1979, 1980.

  • Deposit

    "MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK" - FINANCIAL TIMES, 1968,

  • Deposit

    1978, 1980, 1981, AND 1982.

  • Deposit

    "THE WORLD TIN INDUSTRY", SEPTEMBER, 1980, GOVETT AND

  • Deposit

    ROBINSON.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER, 1979-1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-SEP-1992 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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