Keng Kok

Occurrence in Savannakhet, Laos with commodities Sodium, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094856
MRDS ID DE02372
Record type Site
Current site name Keng Kok

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 105.18301, 16.49996 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Savannakhet(province)

Laos(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Laos Savannakhet

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) 105.18301, 16.49996

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Comments on development

  • A DRILLING CAMPAIGN IN AN AREA OF 56 SQ KM AROUND KENGKOK OUTLINED RESERVES OF HIGH GRADE ROCK SALT ( NACL 95-96 PER CENT, KCL UP TO 7 PER CENT) AMOUNTING TO 1.1 BILLION TONS. -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, PAGE 9

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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