Pinyok Mine

Producer in Thailand with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133874
MAS/MILS ID 5490000221
Record type Site
Current site name Pinyok Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 101.18309, 6.20097 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 101.18309, 6.20097

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 861010

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1937
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Gravity

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Phuket Mining Co.
    Interest 50
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banjob Mining Co.
    Interest 50
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1983

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 1145000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 1.5 wt-pct Tin Major 1982

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Capacity 360
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 8.35
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 255
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • SURFACE MINING INCLUDES 350 MT/D TAILS AND 10 MT/D ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONSULTANT'S (C.W. MORRIS) FIELDNOTES, JULY 1983.

  • Deposit

    THE WORLD TIN INDUSTRY, SUPPLY AND DEMAND, COMPILED BY

  • Deposit

    M.H. GOVETT AND H.A. ROBINSON, PUBLISHED BY AUSTRALIAN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL ECONOMICS PTY. LTD., SEPTEMBER 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-SEP-1992 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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