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Dong Hene

Producer in Savannakhet, Laos with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022277
MRDS ID DE02371
Record type Site
Current site name Dong Hene

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 105.24968, 16.63327 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Savannakhet(province)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Laos Savannakhet

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 105.24968, 16.63327
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • AVERAGE PRODUCTION IN THE PAST 6 YEARS HAS BEEN ABOUT 79,000 TONS, MAINLY EXPORTED TO VIETNAM (FROM 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, PAGE 9)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DETAILED EXPLORATION IN AN AREA 2 SQ KM LED TO AN EVALUATION OF PROVEN RESERVES OF 18 MILLION TONS OF GYPSUM NEAR DONG HENE . IN THE VIENTIANE PLAIN, HUGE DEPOSITS OF GYPSUM UNDERLIE THE POTASH AND ROCK SALT HORIZON.

Comments on development

  • DURING EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN 1976-77, VAST DEPOSITS OF GYPSUM WERE IDENTIFIED IN A THICK AND EXTENSIVE CRET EVAPORITE SEQUENCE TO THE EAST OF SAVANNAKHET. (FROM 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, PAGE 9)

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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