Northern Region Gravel Pumps

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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  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 10280499
MAS/MILS ID 5490000263
Record type Site
Current site name Northern Region Gravel Pumps

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 99.33313, 18.24978 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Schorlite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 99.33313, 18.24978

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Type of Orebody #2 PLACER
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 861112

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Thai Companies
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Thai Individuals
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mines Organizations
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • MOST LEASES ARE OWNED BY SMALL THAI COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

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
    Capacity 15200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .9
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHOLLA, P.F., TIN MINING IN THAILAND, 1977.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL ECONOMICS PTY., THE WORLD TIN INDUSTRY,

  • Deposit

    SUPPLY AND DEMAND, SEPTEMBER, 1980.

  • Deposit

    TIN PRODUCTION COSTS OF THAILAND, 1983.

  • Deposit

    WORK AND PROBLEMS ON TIN IN THAILAND, FIRST CONFERENCE ON

  • Deposit

    TIN, LONDON, 1967.

  • Deposit

    NUTALYA, P. AND OTHERS, THAI TIN FIELD.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL TIN COUNCIL - CAP/WP 73.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL STATISTICS OF THAILAND - ANNUAL 1973-1981.

  • Deposit

    THAI MINER'S DIRECTORY 1981.

  • Deposit

    MORRIS, C., OVERVIEW OF TIN MINING INDUSTRY.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NORTHERN REGION GRAVEL PUMPS CONSISTS OF SIX MINING PROVINCES: CHIANG MAI, CHIANG RAI, LAMPANG, MAE HONG SON, TAK, AND UTHAI THANI.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-NOV-1986 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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