Phnom Deck

Prospect in Cambodia 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183563
MAS/MILS ID 5550000001
Record type Site
Current site name Phnom Deck

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 105.04969, 13.23357 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cambodia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Cambodia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 105.04969, 13.23357

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Inferred 5500000mt ore
    Total resources 5500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 53.5 wt-pct Iron Trace 1972
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 5000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 5000000mt ore
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 53 wt-pct Iron Trace 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    EAST, MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SERIES, NO. 39:

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LOWER MEKONG BASIN AND ADJACENT

  • Reserve-Resource

    AREAS OF KHMER REPUBLIC, LAOS, THAILAND AND REPUBLIC OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    VIETNAM: BANGKOK, UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION, 1972,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 3-4.

  • Deposit

    WORKMAN,D.R.; MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LOWER MEKONG RIVER BA

  • Deposit

    ADJACENT AREAS OF KHMER REPUBLIC, LAOS, THAILAND AND REP. OF

  • Deposit

    NAM ; MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SERIES NO.39, ECONOMIC C

  • Deposit

    FOR ASIA AND THE FAR EAST; BANGKOK, THAILAND, 1972, PAGE 3.

  • Deposit

    USED FOR MATRIX GD&TON,LOCATION, COMMODITY,STATUS,RCK DESC,&

  • Deposit

    WORKMAN, D. R., GEOLOGY OF LAOS, CAMBODIA, SOUTH VIETNAM

  • Deposit

    AND THE EASTERN PART OF THAILAND - A REVIEW, REPORT NO.

  • Deposit

    19: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, BANGKOK, 1972,

  • Deposit

    FIG. 2.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE FAR

  • Deposit

    EAST, MINING DEVELOPMENTS IN ASIA AND THE FAR EAST 1967,

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SERIES NO. 33: NEW YORK,

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION, 1968, P. 57.

  • Deposit

    EAST, MINING DEVELOPMENTS IN ASIA AND THE FAR EAST,

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SERIES NO. 16: NEW YORK,

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION, 1960, P. 27.

  • Deposit

    EAST, MINING DEVELOPMENTS IN ASIA AND THE FAR EAST 1959,

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SERIES NO. 15: BANGKOK,

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION, 1961, P. 18.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75-RCD-060-RCK.TYPES ARE"METAMORPHOSED SS AND MARLS. 75-RCD 010-DEP.HAS BEEN EXPLORED BUT UNECONOMIC IN 1972 TO C RUCT ROAD NEEDED AND LACK OF LABOR&POWER SUPPLY. 75-RCD 101-GR.&TONNAGE FROM WORKMAN REF.,1972. GRADES RANGE FROM 51 TO 56%.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Vogel, I.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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