Bodan Dredge-Omo

Producer in Thailand with commodity Tin
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  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 10134087
MAS/MILS ID 5490000246
Record type Site
Current site name Bodan Dredge-Omo
Alternate or previous names Bodan Dredge - Omo

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 99.08314, 8.33405 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 99.08314, 8.33405

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 861112

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Year of first production 1982
Milling method Gravity

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Offshore Mining Organization
    Interest 100
    Year 1983

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 37000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.022 wt-pct Tin Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DREDGABLE ORE RESERVE ESTIMATE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Capacity 17383
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .51
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 243
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING WORLD, MAY, 1982, P. 42.

  • Deposit

    MORRIS, C.W., AN OVERVIEW OF TIN MINING IN THAILAND, AN

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

  • Deposit

    BUSINESS TIMES, MAY 11, 1982.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, OCTOBER, 1982.

  • Deposit

    OFFSHORE MINING ORGANIZATION (OMO) ANNUAL REPORT 1977, P 21.

  • Deposit

    THAI MINER'S DIRECTORY 1981, P 52, 67, 69.

  • Deposit

    TIN PRODUCTION COSTS OF THAILAND, DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES, BANGKOK, THAILAND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-1996 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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