Mae La Luang

Past Producer in Thailand with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206930
MAS/MILS ID 5490000214
Record type Site
Current site name Mae La Luang
Alternate or previous names Ban Tha Saela, Amphoe Khao Yoi, Petchaburi Province

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 97.96657, 18.49976 (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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 97.96657, 18.49976

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Stope
Milling method Sizing

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Research And Resources Co. Ltd.
    Year 1968

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Indicated 10000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10000000mt ore
    Total resources 10000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 40 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1968
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Measured 456000mt ore
    Demonstrated 456000mt ore
    Total resources 456000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 65 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MET GRADE FLUORSPAR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHOLLA, P. F., AND ASSOCIATES, FLUORITE DEPOSITS OF THAI-

  • Deposit

    LAND. PAUL F. SCHOLLA AND ASSOCIATES, BANGKOK, THAILAND,

  • Deposit

    1975, P. 21-22.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, THAILAND... CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON FIRST ACID

  • Deposit

    GRADE CAF2 CONCENTRATOR, MARCH 1972, P. 50.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, THAI FLUORITE PROJECT, AUGUST 2,1968, P. 82.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BAN THA SAELA IS NOW IDLE, SEE BIB COPY, POSSIBLY DIFFERENT MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-1994 Rupp / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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