Phou Van San

Occurrence in Laos with commodities Lead, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069561
MRDS ID W007152
Record type Site
Current site name Phou Van San
Alternate or previous names Phu Van San

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 101.86643, 19.04971 (WGS84)
Relative position A SHORT DISTANCE EAST OF THE MEKONG WEST OF VANG VIENG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Laos

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES OF GALENA HAVE SHOWN AS MUCH AS 525 GM OF SILVER PER TON

Nearby scientific data

(1) 101.86643, 19.04971

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ATLAS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ESCAP REGION, VOLUME 7, LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, 1990, PAGE 12

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN HAS BEEN TRACED OVER A STRIKE LENGTH OF SEVERAL TENS OF METRES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Wittekindt U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1993 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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