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Ban Tha Saela

Producer in Phetchaburi, Thailand with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106756
MRDS ID I005020
Record type Site
Current site name Ban Tha Saela

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 99.64983, 13.1836 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Phetchaburi(province)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Thailand Phetchaburi

Comments on the location information

  • SE FRINGE OF BOULA STATE FOREST; LAT AND LONG FOR KEONJHAR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • 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) 99.64983, 13.1836
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1000M
    Width 5M

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOLDING; SRPN + CRMT; CHROMITE OCCURS IN SCHLIEREN, MASSIVE LENSES, DISSEMINATED FORM, AND AS SHEET-LIKE SUBPARALLEL BODIES IN 6 STRATIGRAPHIC LEVELS IN THE SUKINDA MASSIF, A LAYERED ULTRAMAFIC STOCK WHICH STRIKES ENE. THE MASSIF IS INTRUDED INTO A QUARTZITE MEMBER OF AN IRON FORMATION AND CONSISTS OF AN OLDER, CHROMIUM-RICH (1250 M) AND A YOUNGER, CHROMIUM-POOR (450 M) SEQUENCE. THE REGION IS FOLDED AND FORMS A LARGE-SW-PLUNGING SYNCLINE. AT KEONJHAR, THE LAYERED AND ELONGATED ORE BODY IS 3 KM LONG AND 600 M WIDE. GRAIN SIZE OF CHROMITE DECREASES FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ALONG WITH A DECREASE IN CR2O3 AND MGO. PGE CHEMISTRY IS SIMILAR TO PODIFORM-TYPE DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION AVERAGE OF 800 T/MONTH.
  • PA1: PRODUCTION FOR 2 MINES IN KEONJHAR DISTRICT. NEAREST LOADING STATION IS JAJPUR ROAD. FACOR'S PRODUCTION DIPPED TO 50,000 MT IN 1981 FROM 63,000 MT IN 1980, BUT ITS 6 MINES ACCOUNT FOR 15% OF THE COUNTRY'S PRODUCTION. CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION DATA REPORTED AS STATE TOTALS FOR BHIMTANAGAR MINE (CUTTACK DISTRICT).

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES FOR KEONJHAR DISTRICT
  • RR9: IDENTIFIED RESOURCES FOR KEONJHAR DISTRICT

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS; X ;GOVERNMENT MARKETING POLICIES CONTROL CHROMIUM MINING AND BAN THE EXPORT OF HIGH-GRADE LUMP ORES.). ORES HERE CONTAIN HIGH CR2O3 AND SIO2; USED FOR CHEMICAL AND REFRACTORY PURPOSES; CR/FE = 2.5-3.6:1.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAUL F. SCHOLLA AND ASSOCIATES, 1981, FLUORITE DEPOSITS IN THAILAND: UNPUBLISHED REPORT

  • Production

    SCHOLLA AND ASSOCIATES, 1981.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS 98 M DEEP.
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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