1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Ban Thimongtha

Occurrence in Kanchanaburi, Thailand with commodity Barium-Barite
Map
XML
JSON
KML
C
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023237
MRDS ID I000030
Record type Site
Current site name Ban Thimongtha
Alternate or previous names Ban Thimontha, Ti Mong Ta

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 99.53316, 14.01686 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kanchanaburi(province)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Thailand Kanchanaburi

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF KANCHANABURI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 212
USGS model code 31b
Deposit model name Bedded barite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 99.53316, 14.01686
ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 165000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 97 wt-pct Barium Major 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHAWE, D.R., 1984, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THAILAND: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-403, 109 P.

  • Deposit

    PAUL F. SCHOLLA AND ASSOCIATES, 1965, BARITE DEPOSITS OF THAILAND: BANKOK, THAILAND, PUBLISHED BY AUTHOR, 54 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SHAWE, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT WAS ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED AS VEINS. IT HAS BEEN DISPLACED AND PARTIALLY REMOBILIZED DURING STRONG REGIONAL DEFORMATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site