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Timah Dermawan Sdn Bhd

Producer in Malaysia with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133817
MAS/MILS ID 5570050045
Record type Site
Current site name Timah Dermawan Sdn Bhd
Alternate or previous names Timah Dermawan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 101.18309, 4.16787 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Malaysia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 101.18309, 4.16787
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 17M
    Depth to top 11M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 28
    Date of Last Modification 860819

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Timah Dermawan Sdn Berhad
    Interest 100
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • TIMAH DERMAWAN SDN BERHAD IS A JOINT VENTURE COMPANY. THE OWNERS OF WHICH ARE THE MALAYSIA MINING CORPORATION BERHAD (40%), PERAK STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (30%) AND THE TRONOH MINES MALAYSIA BERHAD (30%).

Comments on the production information

  • IN ADDITION TO THE $0.04 MILLING COST, THERE IS A $148.38 SMELTING COST PER TONNE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCT A. THE MARKETING ARM OF THE MALAYSIA MINING CORPORATION CONTROLS THE BY-PRODUCT SALES OF ILMENITE, ZIRCON AND GOLD.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PUBLISHED RESERVES WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF DATA ENTRY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 419HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 11
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 35200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .37
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE TIN CONCENTRATE IS SENT TO THE BUTTERWORTH SMELTER OF THE MALAYSIA SMELTING CORPORATION SDN BHD.
  • GOLD IS ALSO PRESENT IN THIS ORE AT A GRADE OF 0.00136 GRAM/TONNE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT ABOUT 450 OZ OF GOLD WILL BE PRODUCED ANNUALLY, WHICH WILL REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 2% OF THE PROPERTIES TOTAL REVENUE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    "THE WORLD TIN INDUSTRY", AUSTRALIAN MINERAL ECONOMICS PTY

  • Deposit

    LTD, GOVETT & ROBINSON, SEPTEMBER, 1980.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMPANY INFORMATION.

  • Deposit

    MALAYSIA MINING CORPORATION, ANNUAL REPORT, 1982 AND 1980.

  • Deposit

    TIN INTERNATIONAL - STATISTICS, AUGUST, 1982.

  • Deposit

    TIN MAGAZINE, "PERAK SULTAN LAUNCHES ONE OF THE WORLD'S

  • Deposit

    LARGEST TIN DREDGES", JANUARY, 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-SEP-1992 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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