Rong Lek Mines

Producer in Thailand with commodities Tin, 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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231448
MAS/MILS ID 5490000036
Record type Site
Current site name Rong Lek Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 99.74983, 8.75071 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 99.74983, 8.75071

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 00S
    Width 200M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N40W:00S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1900

Mining district

District name Rong Lek Dis.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Yip In Tsoi Co.
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL RECONAISSANCE OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THAILAND

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF ASIA; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETI

  • Deposit

    984; U.S. GOVT PRINTING OFFICE, WASH.,1951, P.124-125.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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