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Salak Pra Mine

Past Producer in Thailand with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134174
MAS/MILS ID 5490000261
Record type Site
Current site name Salak Pra Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 99.09984, 14.45015 (WGS84)
Elevation 230
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Clay Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 99.09984, 14.45015
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15E
    Dip 90
    Thickness 5M
    Length 1000M
    Width 4M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip N15E:90
    Date of Last Modification 850820
  • Strike N15E
    Dip 90
    Thickness 100M
    Length 700M
    Width 2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip N15E:90
    Date of Last Modification 850820
  • Area 340HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 340
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1972
Milling method Handsort

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner United Fluorite Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Description Surface Operation 2000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 2000mt
  • Year 1973
    Description 6000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 6000mt
  • Year 1974
    Description 6000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 6000mt
  • Year 1975
    Description 8000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 8000mt
  • Year 1976
    Description 10000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 10000mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Underground & Surface Operations 16000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 16000mt
  • Year 1978
    Description 19000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 19000mt
  • Year 1979
    Description 21000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 21000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description 22000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 22000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description 26000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 26000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description 23400 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 23400mt
  • Year 1984
    Description 23400 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 23400mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Indicated 107670mt ore
    Demonstrated 107670mt ore
    Inferred 186070mt ore
    Total resources 293740mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 50 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Indicated 84599mt ore
    Demonstrated 84599mt ore
    Inferred 146200mt ore
    Total resources 230799mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 50 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Indicated 192269mt ore
    Demonstrated 192269mt ore
    Inferred 332270mt ore
    Total resources 524539mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 50 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OTHER NAME: UNITED FLOURITE, BANN THA KRA DAN DEPOSIT MET GRADE AND ACID FEED FOR BAN LARD MILL.
  • SOURCE OF INFORMATION IS MINE MANAGEMENT ROWS 2 & 3 ARE ACTUALLY DEMONSTRATED & IDENTIFIED RESP.
  • M1C1 = M9C4 M1C2 = M9C5 M1C3 = M1C1 + M1C2. SOURCE OF INFORMATION IS MINE MANAGEMENT COLUMN 9 = MATRIX 1 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 7, 8, 9 = IDENTIFIED VALUES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 340HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock .1
    Capacity 47
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 9.44
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 310
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Waste Rock .1
    Percent Recovery 80
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Number of Adits 3
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 37
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 9.45
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 310
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINE PLANT COSTS INCLUDE SCREENING EQUIPMENT MINE EQUIPMENT INCLUDES BOTH SURFACE & UNDERGROUND MINE WORKING CAP INCLUDES BOTH SURFACE & UNDERGROUND MINE OP COST INCLUDES BOTH SURFACE & UNDERGROUND

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SUNT RACHDAWONG, THE FLUORSPAR INDUSTRY OF THAILAND,

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, LONDON, AUGUST 1982, P. 53-55

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, THAILAND WATCHING CHINA, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,

  • Deposit

    LONDON, JUNE 1982, P. 45

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT # J0225010 IN 1983 MINE RECOVERY = 80% ORE DILUTION = 10% UNIT PRODUCTION COSTS IN THE SURFACE & UNDERGROUND DATA SETS ARE THE COMBINED TOTALS OF THE MINING OPERATION 40% OF PRODUCT OUTPUT IS MET GRADE, 60% ACID GRADE 56% OF ORE MINED IS FROM THE SURFACE OPERATION, 44% FROM THE UNDERGROUND OPERATION DESIGN CAPACITY IS ACTUALLY DAILY PRODUCTION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-1994 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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