Ban Nam Thong

Occurrence in Laos with commodities Copper, Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069564
MRDS ID W007157
Record type Site
Current site name Ban Nam Thong
Alternate or previous names Ban Namthong
Related records 10255898

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 103.24973, 18.99973 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 40 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF XIENG KHOUANG.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Laos

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Tin Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)

Nearby scientific data

(1) 103.24973, 18.99973

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Carboniferous Limestones Intruded By Granite In Garnet-Bearing Skarn Rocks.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-74 Wittekindt U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-94 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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