Ma Puteh Mine

Producer in Burma with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183043
MAS/MILS ID 5460700026
Record type Site
Current site name Ma Puteh Mine
Alternate or previous names Mah Puteh Iron Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 97.93317, 10.90049 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burma(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Burma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 97.93317, 10.90049

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 1700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1700000mt ore
    Total resources 1700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 54 wt-pct Iron Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOB, A.L., BURMA'S MINES AND MINERAL POTENTIAL, WORLD

  • Deposit

    MAGAZINE, JAN. 1973, VOL.9, #1, P 37.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATION SURVEY OF WOLRD IRON ORE RESOURCES, OCCURENCE

  • Deposit

    AND APPRASIAL, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 1970, P 118.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-MAY-1996 Vogel, I.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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