Khorat Plateau

Plant in Thailand with commodity Potassium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133763
MAS/MILS ID 5490000094
Record type Site
Current site name Khorat Plateau

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 102.84974, 16.34997 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 102.84974, 16.34997

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1973
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Khorat Plateau

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Amax Chemical Corp.
    Interest 49
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Thailand Department Of Mineral Resources
    Interest 10
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Various Private Owners
    Interest 41
    Year 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFERRED RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 1.910 X 10E12 MT. THIS COULD NOT FIT INTO THE RESOURCE DATA FIELD.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 500M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 3
    1st Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    Capacity 7800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ECAFE, "THAILAND", MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LOWER MEKONG

  • Reserve-Resource

    AND ADJACENT AREAS, MINERAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES NO. 39, 1971

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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