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Mawchi Mine

Producer in Burma with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Tin, Tungsten
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  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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232647
MAS/MILS ID 5460350001
Record type Site
Current site name Mawchi Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: 97.03319, 18.83303 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Location accuracy 10(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 Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) 97.03319, 18.83303
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12M
    Length 300M
    Width 400M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 960521

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURS IN QUARTZ VEINS ABOUT 3 TO 4 FEET WIDE AT THE CONTACT OF GRANITE AND LIMESTONE. THESE VEINS INTRUDE THE LIMESTONE. THE HIGH-GRADE SKARN DEPOSITS ARE MINED OUT AND MINING NOW IS RESTRICTED TO QUARTZ VEINS IN THE GRANITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name Kayah

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Number 2 Mining Corp. (Burma Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office Burma
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Burma Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Burma
    Year 1982

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 831000mt ore
    Demonstrated 831000mt ore
    Total resources 831000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.97 wt-pct Tin Major 1975
    Tungsten Wo3 0.52 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 121000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 44 wt-pct Iron Trace 1975
    Silica SiO2 15 wt-pct Silica Trace 1975
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.15 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1975
    Manganese Mn 1 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1975
    Aluminum Al2O3 4 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DAVY MCKEE TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT REPORT SHOWS DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES TO BE 400,000 T AT 0.50 PCT WO3 AS OF 1/83. CAPACITY IS 125,000 TPY

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 417
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.52
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOBSON, G. VERNON, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINERAL DE T

  • Deposit

    MAWCHI AS DETERMINED BY ITS GEOLOTY AND GENESIS, MIN. GEO.

  • Deposit

    INDIA, 1940, VOL 36, PP35-78, WITH PLATES (9).

  • Deposit

    JOB, ARTHUR, LESLIE, BURMAS MINE AND MINERAL POTENTIAL,

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, JAN, 1973, PP26-30, 36,37.

  • Deposit

    BURMA CATALOG SURVEY AND DIRECTORY, N. 1979, PP229-230.

  • Deposit

    CLEGG, E.L.G., THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BURMA, 1944, P35.

  • Deposit

    CHHIBBER (CHIBBER), H.L. MINERAL RESOURCES OF BURMA, 1934,

  • Deposit

    MCMILLIAN & COMPANY, LONDON, PP186, 187.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAY-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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