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Phu Thong

Occurrence in Oudomxai, Laos with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022155
MRDS ID DE02210
Record type Site
Current site name Phu Thong
Alternate or previous names Phou Thong

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 101.91643, 21.04953 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM SOUTHEAST OF MUONG HAI. MUONG HAI IS A DISTRICT CENTRE CLOSE TO THE CHINESE BORDER 135 KM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LUANG PRABANG.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oudomxai(province)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Laos Oudomxai

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 101.91643, 21.04953
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciated Fracture Zones In A Diorite-Porphyry Intrusion (At Phou Thong Prospect); Also, Southeast Of Phou Thong, Low Grade Stratabound Copper Mineralization In Mudstones And Siltstones Of Probably Triassic Age Is Observed In Different Locations Between Nachang And Tamklok.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Muong Hai

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

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