Wetwun Area

Unknown in Burma with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183417
MAS/MILS ID 5460650010
Record type Site
Current site name Wetwun Area
Alternate or previous names Bawhlaing Deposit, Wet-Win Deposit, Wetwin Mine, Naungthakaw Deposit/Mine, Pangta Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 96.6332, 22.13273 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burma(country)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
Burma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Primary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 96.6332, 22.13273

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Shan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Demonstrated 2240000mt ore
    Total resources 2240000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 2 wt-pct Silica Trace 1975
    Aluminum Al2O3 3.7 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1975
    Iron Fe 56.6 wt-pct Iron Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    QUARTERLY OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, VOL 56, #4, 1978.

  • Deposit

    CHIBBER, (CHIBBER), MINERAL RESOURCES OF BURMA, MACMILLAN

  • Deposit

    AND COMPANY, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1934.

  • Deposit

    CLEGG, E.L.G., THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BURMA, P21.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAY-96 Vogel, I.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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