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Tenasserim Valley Gravel Pump

Plant in Burma with commodity Tin
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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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256280
MAS/MILS ID 5460700002
Record type Site
Current site name Tenasserim Valley Gravel Pump

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 99.00814, 12.02538 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burma(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Burma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 99.00814, 12.02538
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 861010

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1975
Year of first production 1982
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Burma Government
    Interest 100
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1997
    Period 1982-1997
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1747300 Mt Ore/Yr 1982 1997 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 1747300mt
  • Year 1998
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 1164200 Mt Ore/Yr 1998 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 1164200mt

Comments on the production information

  • A $183.07 SMELTING COST AND A $0.42 MILLING COST PER TONNE ARE INCURRED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCT A. ALL TIN CONCENTRATE WILL PROBABLY BE SENT TO THE NEW 2000 TONNE/YEAR SMELTER LOCATED NEAR RANGOON. SINCE NO PERTINENT DATA ON THIS NEW BURM SMELTER COULD BE OBTAINED BY DAVY MCKEE, IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE CONCENTRATES WILL BE EXPORTED TO THE THAISARCO SMELTER LOCATED ON PHUKET ISLAND, THAILAND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HYDRAULICKING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 5800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .72
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW - 1976 TO 1982.

  • Deposit

    GOVETT, M.H., AND ROBINSON, H.A., THE WORLD TIN INDUSTRY,

  • Deposit

    SUPPLY AND DEMAND, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL ECONOMICS PTY, LTD,

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER, 1980.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS REPORT CONSISTS OF FIVE GRAVEL PUMP MINES LOCATED IN THE TENASSERIM VALLEY. THREE HUNDRED OPERATING DAYS WERE ASSUMED IN THE CAL- CULATION OF MINING AND MILLING CAPACITIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-NOV-1992 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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