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Irrawaddy River Placer

Producer in Burma with commodities Platinum, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10037847
MRDS ID M045037
Record type Site
Current site name Irrawaddy River Placer
Alternate or previous names Burma Gold Dredging Company

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 97.45737, 25.39305 (WGS84)
Relative position IRRAWADDY RIVER AT MYITKYINA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burma(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Burma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 97.45737, 25.39305
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Myitkyina District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934, ECON. GEOL. SERIES, CANADA, NO. 13 P. 122-123

  • Production

    O'NEILL AND GUNNING (1934), P. 122-123

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1974 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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