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Ml4

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 10134115
MAS/MILS ID 5570050036
Record type Site
Current site name Ml4

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 101.64978, 2.81801 (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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 101.64978, 2.81801
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 23M
    Depth to top 23M
    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. 46
    Date of Last Modification 861029

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS WERE DEPOSITED ALONG ANCIENT RIVER CHANNELS. THE PERANGSANG RIO TINTO PROPERTY IS SITUATED NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF TWO MAIN PALEOCHANNELS DRAINING THE UPPER SUNGEI LANGAT, SUNGEI CHUA AND PUCHONG-SUNGEI WAY VALLEYS.

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
    Owner Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor
    Interest 56
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Conzinc Rio Tinto Malaysia
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Perangsang Rio Tinto
    Year 1983

Comments on the production information

  • A $148.72 SMELTING COST AND A $0.05 MILLING COST PER TONNE ARE INCURRED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCT A. THIS PROPERTY CONSISTS OF TWO DREDGING OPERATIONS. THE SRI TIMAH DREDGE IS ESTIMATED TO DEPLETE ITS RESERVES BY 1991, WITH RESERVES COVERING 418.7 ACRES. THE SRI DENGHIL DREDGE IS ESTIMATED TO DEPLETE ITS RESERVES BY 1997, WITH RESERVES COVERING 595.2 ACRES. THE TIN CONCENTRATE IS FORWARDED TO THE KUMPULAN PERANGSANG SELANGOR (KPS) AGENCY IN KUALA LUMPUR, FOR FORWARDING TO THE DATUK KEREMAT SMELTER IN PENANG. THE BYPRODUCTS ARE STOCKPILED AT THE MINESITE, AND ARE PURCHASED AS DEMAND REQUIRES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 6 BUCKET DREDGES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 23
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 58600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .39
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE TRANSPORATION COST FOR PRODUCT A IS $3.40 PER MT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOVETT AND ROBINSON, THE WORLD TIN INDUSTRY, SEPTEMBER 1980.

  • Deposit

    YEAP CHANG HOCK, THE KUALA LANGAT TIN FIELD, FIFTH WORLD

  • Deposit

    CONFERENCE ON TIN 19-23 OCTOBER, 1981.

  • Deposit

    THE RIO TINTO-ZINC CORPORATION PLC ANNUAL REPORT 1981.

  • Deposit

    CRA LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1981.

  • Deposit

    PERANGSANG RIO TINTO SDN BHD, CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND

  • Deposit

    PROJECT INFORMATION.

  • Deposit

    TOURS GUIDEBOOK, ELEVENTH COMMONWEALTH MINING AND METALLUR-

  • Deposit

    GICAL CONGRESS, HONG KONG, MAY, 1978, PP 34-35.

Reporter information

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

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