Nok Hoog Mine

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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304402
MAS/MILS ID 5490000237
Record type Site
Current site name Nok Hoog Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 98.49986, 8.66742 (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 Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 98.49986, 8.66742

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Date of Last Modification 860825

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Coal Mining Methods - Hydraulic
Year of first production 1972
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sombat Co., Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Description Ore Output 900000 Metric Tons Per Year
  • Year 1973
    Description Ore Production 800000 Metric Tons Per Year
  • Year 1974
    Description Ore Production Not Recorded
  • Year 1975
    Description Ore Production Not Recorded
  • Year 1976
    Description Ore Production 441000 Metric Tons Per Year
  • Year 1977
    Description Ore Production 597000 Metric Tons Per Year
  • Year 1978
    Description Ore Production 305000 Metric Tons Per Year
  • Year 1979
    Description Ore Production 129000 Metric Tons Per Year
  • Year 1980
    Description Ore Production 1500000 Metric Tons Per Year
  • Year 1981
    Description Ore Production 1575000 Metric Tons Per Year

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 16000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.016 wt-pct Tin Major 1983
    Tungsten Wo3 0.009 wt-pct Tungsten Minor 1983

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 4500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .88
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THAI MINER'S DIRECTORY 2524.

  • Deposit

    PRELIMINARY REPORT OF SOMBAT CO. LTD. BY C. MORRIS.

  • Deposit

    TIN PRODUCTION COSTS OF THAILAND. DPT. MINERAL RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    THAILAND, 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1995 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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