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Sanakham-I

Producer in Laos with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  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 10022240
MRDS ID DE02324
Record type Site
Current site name Sanakham-I

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 101.66644, 17.93315 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Laos

Comments on the location information

  • LOC. FROM ATLAS OF MINERAL RES. OF THE ESCAP REGION, VOL 7 (LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) 1990- INDEX

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 101.66644, 17.93315
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sanakham-Nam Ou Zone Of The Pak Lay-Luang Prabang Fold Belt -- A Continuation Of The Udon Thani-Nong Khay Gold Belt In Thailand

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Primary Gold Mineralization In The Sanakham-Nam Ou Area Is Typically In Quartz Veins Cutting Middle To Upper Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks In Proximity To Granodiorite Intrusions And To A Lesser Extent Subvolcanic Intrusions.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sanakham-Nam Ou Area

Comments on development

  • THE ENTIRE VALLEY OF THE NAM OU, UP TO THE LEVEL OF PHONGSALY, WAS RECENTLY THE SCENE OF VERY ACTIVE GOLD PANNING AT MANY PLACES AND SHOULD BE A PRIME TARGET AREA FOR FUTURE RECONNAISSANCE. --FROM ATLAS OF MINERAL RES. OF THE ESCAP REGION, VOL 7 (LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC), 1990

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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