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Sk Minerals

Producer in Thailand with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303771
MAS/MILS ID 5490000260
Record type Site
Current site name Sk Minerals

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 99.18314, 7.8841 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 99.18314, 7.8841
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 50M
    Length 200M
    Width 30M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 850814
  • Area 3500HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3500
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1979

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sk Minerals - Krabi International Fluorite Co., Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Description 40% Input Caf2 To 97.5% Output Caf2 18000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 18000mt 40wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Description 61000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 61000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description 48000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 48000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description 64000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 64000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description 64000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 64000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description 128000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 128000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Indicated 780000mt ore
    Demonstrated 780000mt ore
    Inferred 1130000mt ore
    Total resources 1910000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 40 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • QUANTITIES GIVEN ARE FROM 2 DEPOSITS FROM WHICH RESPECTIVE MINE OUTPUTS WERE NOT REPORTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION IS MINE MANAGEMENT MATRIX 9 COLUMN 7 = IDENTIFIED VALUES
  • ROW 2 VALUES ARE ACTUALLY DEMONSTRATED ROW 3 VALUES ARE ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3500HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 8
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.73
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE MILLING OPERATION ACTUALLY CONTAINS 2 STAGES, A HEAVY MEDIA PLANT AND A FLOTATION PLANT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RACHDAWONG, SUNT, FLUORSPAR INDUSTRY OF THAILAND, 1976-1982,

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, AUGUST 1982, P. 53 & 55

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, THAILND WATCHING CHINA, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JUNE

  • Deposit

    1982, P. 45

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT # J0225010 IN 1983 ORE DILUTION IS NEGLIGIBLE MINE RECOVERY IS 80% DESIGN CAPACITY IS ACTUALLY DAILY PRODUCTION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAR-1993 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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