Syarikat Lombong Sebina

Past Producer in Malaysia 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. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158819
MAS/MILS ID 5570050037
Record type Site
Current site name Syarikat Lombong Sebina

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 103.88302, 1.75142 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Malaysia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 103.88302, 1.75142

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 18.3M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 18.3
    Date of Last Modification 861029

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MINE CAPACUTY WAS 2000000 MTPY ORE.
  • THE MINING LEASE COVERS AN AREA OF 500 ACRES, LOCATED IN THE SWAMPY SUNGEI JOHOR ESTUARY. THE ALLUVIUM IS DERIVED FROM THE EROSION OF THE ACIDIC GRANITE INTRUSIONS TO THE NORTH, EAST AND WEST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Malaysia Mining Corp. (Mmc)
    Interest 49
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner Johore State Economic Development Corp.
    Interest 51
    Year 1983

Comments on the production information

  • A $148.72 SMELTING COST AND A $0.05 MILLING COST PER TONNE ARE THE ESTIMATED PRODUCTION COSTS FOR PRODUCT A. BY-PRODUCTS WILL PROBABLY BE STOCKPILED AT THE MINESITE AND DISPOSED OF AS REQUIRED BY THE MALAYSIA MINING CORP. MARKETING DIVISION. THE PROBABLE ROUTING OF THE TIN CONCENTRATE WILL BE BY ROAD TO JOHOR BAHARU AND THEN BY RAIL TO THE MMC BUTTERWORTH SMELTER IN PENANG.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 12540000mt ore
    Demonstrated 12540000mt ore
    Total resources 12540000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.0062 wt-pct Tin Major 1989

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
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 9800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .83
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • THIS PROPERTY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OPERATIONS IN JANUARY, 1984. THE COST AND CAPACITY DATA LISTED ARE ESTIMATED FOR THE YEAR 1984. THREE HUNDRED OPERATING DAYS WERE ASSUMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING MINING AND MILLING CAPACITIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD TIN MINING, 1982 EDITION, INTERNATIONAL TIN COUNCIL.

  • Deposit

    MALAYSIA MINING CORPORATION 1982 ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Deposit

    S.SENATHI RAJAH AND D. SANDTOKH SINGH, THE DISCOVERY OF TIN

  • Deposit

    OCCURANCES, WHICH INCLUDE SOME OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE IN

  • Deposit

    MALAYSIA 1974-1979, FIFTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON TIN, KUALA

  • Deposit

    LUMPUR 19-23 OCTOBER, 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-FEB-1995 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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