| Deposit ID | 60000706 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0472 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Lao Cai |
| Alternate or previous names | Mau Kok Deposit, Kam Dueng Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | 103.8197, 22.41942 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NW-VIETNAM ABOUT 300 KM NW OF HANOI NEAR THE BORDER WITH CHINA. DEPOSIT EXTENDS FOR MORE THAN 100 KM STRIKE LENGTH ALONG THE SW-SIDE OF THE RED RIVER IN A 1-4 KM WIDE ZONE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Vietnam(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Vietnam |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| (1) | 103.8197, 22.41942 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | STATE OWNED |
THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1980, P.465, LONDON
ECAFE, MINERAL RESOURCES, 32/1968, P.70
BUSHINSKII, G.T., 1969: OLD PHOSPHORITES OF ASIA AND THEIR GENESIS; ENG. TRANSL. NO.149 BY ISRAELI PROGRAMME FOR SCIENTIFIC TRANSLATION
TRAN QUOC AN AND NGUYEN DANG KHOA, 1986: PROTEROZOIC AND CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES - DEPOSITES: LAO CAI, VIETNAM, IN: COOK, P.J. AND SHERGOLD, J.H., EDITORS: PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD, VOL.1, PROTEROZOIC AND CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1986, P.155-161
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