| Deposit ID | 10280183 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 5490000217 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thepnithi |
| Alternate or previous names | Bantha Mine, Changwat Lamphun, Fang Mine, Changwat Chiang Mai |
| Geographic coordinates: | 99.46653, 18.1165 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 1500 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Thailand(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Thailand |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Stibnite | Unknown |
| (1) | 99.46653, 18.1165 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Thepnithi Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Thailand |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thepnithi Fluorite |
| Home office | Thailand |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 20000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 20000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 20000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5490000217 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, THE INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF THAILAND,
NO. 117, JUNE 1977, P. 23.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO KNOWN MINES ARE OWNED/OPERATED BY THE PNITHI FLUORITE COMPANY. THAI RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD ALSO OPER- ATES A MINE IN AMPHOE FANG (BAN HUAI KHRAI). PRODUCTION CAPACITY: FANG MINE, 300,000 TPA CRUDE, 25000 TPA LUMPY 80-90% CAF2. BANTHA MINE, 25,000 TPA CRUDE, 15000 TPA LUMPY 79-80% CAF2. DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT #JO225010 IN 1983. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-AUG-1985 | Kilgore, Catherine C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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