| Deposit ID | 10158687 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5570050008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Berjuntai Dredge No. 7 |
| Geographic coordinates: | 101.44978, 3.40125 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Malaysia(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Malaysia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 101.44978, 3.40125 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Berjuntai Tin Dredging Berhad |
| Home office | Malaysia |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | London Tin |
| Home office | Malaysia |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 63000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 63000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 63000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5570050008 |
WORLD MINING, BERJUNTAI TO BUILD NEW NO. 8 DREDGE TO REPLACE
AGING NO. 1 UNIT: JULY 1974, P. 66.
WORLD MINING, CONSTRUCTION WORK STARTS ON HUGE BERJUNTAI TIN
DREDGE: FEBRUARY 1969, P. 46.
STAFF, 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
YEARBOOK, VOL. 3, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1972, P. 561.
WORLD MINING, TIN DREDGING COMPANY OPERATING: FEBRUARY 1975,
MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1976, P. 269.
MINING JOURNAL, BERJUNTAI TIN DREDGING BERHAD: NOVEMBER 13,
MINING MAGAZINE, VOL. 121, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1969, P. 264.
SKINNER, W., MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK 1978; BERJUNTAI
TIN DREDGING BERHAD, THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD., LONDON,
1978, P. 134-135.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS DREDGE HAS 20-CUBIC FOOT BUCKETS AND AN ANNUAL CAPACITY CUBIC METERS ORE AND CAN DIG TO A DEPTH OF 130 FEET. THE COST OF THE DREDGE IS $7,650,000. THE NO. 8 DREDGE TO THIS DREDGE IS EXPECTED TO YIELD AN AVERAGE OF 0.18 KG CASSITERITE PER CUBIC METER FOR THE FIRST 11 YEARS OF BERJUNTAI IS THE LARGEST TIN DREDGING COMPANY IN THE WORLD. YIELDING AN AVERAGE OF 0.14 KG PER CUBIC METER. INITIAL OPERATION OF THE DREDGE BEGAN IN 1971. OF FOUR BERJUNTAI TIN LEASES, AMOUNTING TO 4000 ACRES. THE STATE HAS TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP TO ITS OWN COMPANY. THE STATE HAS TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP TO ITS OWN COMPANY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Bjorn / Ewu, Chiang | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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