| Deposit ID | 60000427 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE00319 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Mergui District |
| Alternate or previous names | Yatanabon, Yadanabon (Namyen), Thawbawleik Placer, Palauk, Tagu |
| Geographic coordinates: | 99.28314, 11.28516 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | GREAT TENASSERIM RIVER VALLEY AREA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mon State(province)
Burma(country)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Burma | Mon State |
| (1) | 99.28314, 11.28516 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | CONTACT ZONE OF MESOZOIC GRANITE PLUTON; MODERN STREAMS AND ALLUVIAL TERRACES. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | MERGUI DISTRICT |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | NO. 2 MINING CORPORATION |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | MYANMA TIN AND TUNGSTEN CORPORATION |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | NO. 2 MINING CORPORATION |
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CHHIBBER, H.L., 1934, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF BURMA, LONDON, MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD., P. 197-201.
BENDER, F., 1983, THE GEOLOGY OF BURMA, BERLIN, GEBRUDER BORNTRAEGER, P. 192.
KINNEY, G.L, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF BURMA, PREPRINT FROM THE 1982 U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, P. 4.
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1977, THE ECONOMICS OF TUNGSTEN: THIRD EDITION, LONDON ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., P. 127.
GOOSENS, P.J., 1978, THE METALLOGENIC PROVINCES OF BURMA; THEIR DEFINITIONS, GEOLOGIC RELATIONSHIPS AND EXTENSION INTO CHINA, INDIA AND THAILAND, IN NUTALAYA, P.I., (ED.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA, BANGKOK, NOV. 14-18, 1978, P. 431-495.
CHADWICK, J.R., 1982, BURMA - HIGH LEVEL OF UNREALIZED MINERAL POTENTIAL, WORLD MINING, VOL. 35, NO. 5, MAY 1982, P. 52.
HOLLAND, T.F. AND FERMOR, L.H., 1910, TUNGSTEN: BURMA, RECORDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, VOL. 39, P. 279.
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