1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Timah Langat Berhad

Producer in Malaysia with commodity Tin
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
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. 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 10280531
MAS/MILS ID 5570050030
Record type Site
Current site name Timah Langat Berhad
Alternate or previous names Timah Langat Berhad - Pump, Permodalan Nasional Bhd

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 101.68308, 2.8846 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Malaysia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 101.68308, 2.8846
ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.5M
    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 861029

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS WERE DEPOSITED ALONG ANCIENT RIVER CHANNELS. THE TIMAH LANGAT BHD PROPERTY IS SITUATED NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF TWO OF THE MAIN PALEOCHANNELS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1974
Mining method Dredging
Year of first production 1977
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Bhd
    Interest 51
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • TIMAH LANGAT BHD IS A SUBSIDIARY OF KUMPULAN PERANGSANG SELANGOR BERHAD.

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 6204000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 6204000mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 8627520 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 8627520mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 9471440 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 9471440mt
  • Year 1984
    Period 1980 Thru 1984
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 1980 Thru 1984 9533000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 9533000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 8936000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 8936000mt
  • Year 1988
    Period 1986 Thru 1988
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 1986 Thru 1988 8784000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 8784000mt

Comments on the production information

  • A $148.72 SMELTING COST AND A $0.47 MILLING COST PER TONNE ARE INCURRED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCT A. ILMENITE, ZIRCON AND MONAZITE ARE BY-PRODUCTS WHICH CONSITITUTE MINOR REVENUE TO THE OPERATION. THE BY-PRODUCTS ARE STOCKPILED AT THE MINESITE AND THEIR SALES ARE CON- TROLLED BY THE MARKETING ARM OF KPS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 67HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 25000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .35
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TIMAH LANGAT BERHAD 1981 ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Deposit

    TIN INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT AUGUST 1982.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1975 AND 1974.

  • Deposit

    WORLD TIN MINING, INTERNATIONAL TIN COUNCIL PUBL. 1982.

  • Deposit

    YEAP CHENG HOCK, THE KUALA LANGAT TIN FIELD, FIFTH WORLD

  • Deposit

    CONFERENCE ON TIN 19-23 OCTOBER, 1981, KUALA LUMPUR.

  • Deposit

    KUMPULAN PERANGSANG SELANGOR BERHAD (KPS) INVESTMENT

  • Deposit

    STRUCTURE, MARCH, 1979.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE TIMAH LANGAT BERHAD PROPERTY CONSISTS OF DREDGING AND GRAVEL PUMP OPERATIONS, THIS REPORT COVERS THE GRAVEL PUMP OPERATION ONLY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-SEP-1992 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site