Mae Lama Deposit

Producer in Thailand with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134067
MAS/MILS ID 5490000028
Record type Site
Current site name Mae Lama Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 97.83317, 17.86652 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 97.83317, 17.86652

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1940
Year of first production 1948

Mining district

District name Mae Sariang

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mae Sariang Mining Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THAILAND;

  • Deposit

    INVESTIGATIONS OF ASIA; GEOLOGIC SURV. BULL. 984,U.S. GOVT.

  • Deposit

    OFFICE, WASHINGTON D.C., 1951, PP.99-105.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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