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Pt Tambang Timah-Bangka Dredge

Plant in Indonesia 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. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158791
MAS/MILS ID 5600131001
Record type Site
Current site name Pt Tambang Timah-Bangka Dredge
Alternate or previous names P.T. Tambang Timah - Bangkah Dredge

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 105.99968, -1.9982 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Indonesia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Indonesia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 105.99968, -1.9982
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • 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
    Date of Last Modification 860829

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1709
Mining method Dredging
Year of first production 1968
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner P. T. Tambang Timah
    Interest 100
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • ALL TIN LEASES IN INDONESIA ARE CONTROLLED BY THE NATIONAL TIN COMPANY P.T. TAMBANG TIMAH.

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 32228340 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3222834mt
  • Year 1971
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 33055120 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3305512mt
  • Year 1972
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 37161550 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3716155mt
  • Year 1973
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 38401720 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3840172mt
  • Year 1974
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 38792330 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3879233mt
  • Year 1975
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 35170980 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3517098mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 33768670 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3376867mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 33778050 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3377805mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 32974050 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3297405mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 34957250 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3495725mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 38267720 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3826772mt

Comments on the production information

  • A $285.00 SMELTING COST AND A $0.69 MILLING COST PER TONNE ARE INCURRED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCT A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Measured 1523000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1523000000mt ore
    Total resources 1523000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.019 wt-pct Tin Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE QUANTITY LISTED USED IN TINIC.
  • 1,381,646,000 MT RESERVES JAN 1989
  • SEE 5600131000

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 78000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .87
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1989
  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 129500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .87
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL TIN CONCENTRATES ARE SMELTED BY P.T. TAMBANG TIMAH IN THEIR PELTIM UNIT LOCATED AT MENTOK ON BANGKA ISLAND.
  • TOTAL RESERVES FOR THIS PROPERTY AMOUNT TO 1,523,534,820 METRIC TONNES; 579,828,990 FROM ONSHORE DREDGING AND 943,705,830 FROM OFFSHORE DREDGING. FOURTEEN DREDGES OPERATE ONSHORE, WITH 4 DREDGES OPERATING OFFSHORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUKU STATISTIK, P.T. TAMBANG TIMAH (PERSERO), 1980.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL TIN COUNCIL, TIN PRODUCTION AND INVESTMENT,

  • Deposit

    LONDON, ENGLAND, 1979.

  • Deposit

    E & MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1981-1982.

  • Deposit

    SUJITONO, S. AND SIMATUPANG, M., REVIEW OF DISCOVERIES OF

  • Deposit

    NEW TIN DEPOSITS IN INDONESIA, FIFTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON

  • Deposit

    TIN, OCTOBER, 1981.

  • Deposit

    SIMATUPANG, M., ET.AL., INDONESIAN TIN RESOURCES AND

  • Deposit

    POTENTIAL, FOURTH TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON TIN, KUALA

  • Deposit

    LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 1974.

  • Deposit

    TIN INTERNATIONAL, AUGUST, 1982.

  • Deposit

    TOUR GUIDE, ELEVENTH COMMONWEALTH MINING AND METAL-

  • Deposit

    LURICAL CONGRESS, HONG KONG, MAY, 1982.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1992 Sager, Ron U.S. Bureau of Mines

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