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Ban Lard Mill, Thao Dam 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 10182966
MAS/MILS ID 5490000218
Record type Site
Current site name Ban Lard Mill, Thao Dam Mine
Alternate or previous names Tao Dam Mine/Ban Lard Mill, Thai Fluorite Processing Co. Ltd, Ban Lard

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 99.91652, 13.03358 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
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
Fluorite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 99.91652, 13.03358
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00E
    Dip 60W
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N00E:60W
    Date of Last Modification 850805
  • Area 200HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 200
    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 1980
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Thaivat Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1982
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Kaiser Cement And Gypsum Corp.

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Conc. Out = 97.5% Caf2 50000 Metric Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 50000mt 98wt-pct
  • Year 1982
    Description 50000 Metric Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 50000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description 72000 Metric Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 72000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description 72000 Metric Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 72000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description 72000 Metric Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 72000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 1300000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1300000mt ore
    Total resources 1300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 60 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Measured 868000mt ore
    Demonstrated 868000mt ore
    Total resources 868000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 44 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M9C4. MATRIX 9, COLUMN 7 = IDENTIFIED VALUES Q-MATRIX REPRESENTS BOTH SURFACE & UNDERGROUND ESTIMATES. SOURCE IS MINE MANAGEMENT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 200HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 8
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.78
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 108M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE W/CUT AND FILL
    Percent Waste Rock 8
    Percent Recovery 95
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Slope of Inclines 60
    Number of Adits 6
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 18.28
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • GRADE = BLENDED ORE GRADE FROM ALL SOURCE MINES.
  • RECOVERY = 95%

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANON., THAILAND WATCHING CHINA, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JUNE

  • Deposit

    1982, P. 45.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, FLUORITE INDUSTRY BOOMING IN

  • Deposit

    THAILAND, JUNE 1971, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, THAILAND'S FLUORITE MINING

  • Deposit

    HAS GROWING PAINS, BUT FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT, APRIL 1972

  • Deposit

    P. 21.

  • Deposit

    GARDNER, LOUIS S. AND ROSCOE M. SMITH, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    THAILAND REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO. 10, DEPT. OF

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES, BANGKOK 1965.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, THAI FLUORSPAR, NOV. 1972, P.486.

  • Deposit

    RACHAWONG, SUNT, FLUORSPAR INDUSTRY OF THAILAND 1976-1982,

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, THAILAND FLOTATION MILL NOW PRODUCING ACID

  • Deposit

    GRADE FLUORSPAR, JUNE 1973, P. 24-25.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THAI FLUORITE PROCESSES (TFP) OWNS/OPS BAN LARD MILL. THAI FLUORITE RESOURCES (TFR) OWNS/OPS TAO DAM MINE. SL MINING (SLM) BUYS ORE & SUPPLIES IT TO BAN LARD MILL. TAO MINING CO. OWNS TFP, TFR, & SLM. ORE DILUTION IS 8%. DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT # J0225010 IN 1983 DESIGN CAPACITY IS ACTUALLY DAILY PRODUCTION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-94 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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