Pha Lek

Occurrence in Laos with commodity Iron
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. 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 10022226
MRDS ID DE02301
Record type Site
Current site name Pha Lek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 103.0164, 19.01639 (WGS84)
Relative position 60 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF XIENG KHOUANG, IN A VERY RUGGED AND INACCESSIBLE AREA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Laos

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) 103.0164, 19.01639

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE AREA OF INTEREST FOR IRON DEPOSITS AT PHA LEK COVERS SOME 60 SQ KM. THE INDIVIDUAL IRON ORE BODIES ARE ALL LENSES AT OR NEAR THE CONTACTS BETWEEN SMALL GRANITIC-GRANODIORITIC INTRUSIONS AND THE COUNTRY ROCKS: STRONGLY FOLDED SHALES, SANDSTONES AND LIMESTONES.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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