Khao Soon

Past Producer in Thailand with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206661
MAS/MILS ID 5490000225
Record type Site
Current site name Khao Soon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 99.46653, 8.48404 (WGS84)
Elevation 500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 99.46653, 8.48404

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1970
Mining method Open Stope
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Siamerican Mining Enterprise Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES AS OF 1/83.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Percent Waste Rock 16.7
    Percent Recovery 80
    Capacity 500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 5.13
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEKLY, MINING CHAOS STIFLES THAI TUNGSTEN HOPES,

  • Deposit

    JULY 12, 1976.

  • Deposit

    SCHOLLA, P. F. AND ASSOCIATES, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THAILAND

  • Deposit

    PAUL F. SCHOLLA AND ASSOCIATES, BANKOK THAILAND, 1977,

  • Deposit

    P. 19-20.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THAILAND,

  • Deposit

    ROYAL DEPARTMENT OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MEMOIR 1,

  • Deposit

    1953.

  • Deposit

    MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THAILAND. PAUL F. SCHOLLA &

  • Deposit

    ASSOCIATES, 1981.

  • Deposit

    MORRIS, C.W., DAVY MCKEE CORPORATION. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL VISIT AND TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS. (MR.

  • Deposit

    MORRIS VISITED THAILAND IN MARCA 1982 AND MET WITH

  • Deposit

    THAILAND GOVERNMENT AND MINING INDUSTRY OFFICIALS).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS DEPOSIT IS CURRENTLY EXPLOITED BY ILLEGAL MINERS. THE THAILAND GOVERNMENT IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING AN EVAC- UATION OF ALL REMAINING ILLEGAL MINERS. RECENTLY, TWO EXPLORATORY SHAFTS WERE SUNK TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-1995 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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