Kho Kyun Island Iron Deposit

Prospect in Burma with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159172
MAS/MILS ID 5460700029
Record type Site
Current site name Kho Kyun Island Iron Deposit
Alternate or previous names Kho Kyun Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 98.66655, 12.50034 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burma(country)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
Burma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 98.66655, 12.50034

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 3000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3000000mt ore
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 46 wt-pct Iron Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATION SURVEY OF WORLD IRON RESOURCES OCCURENCES

  • Deposit

    AND APPRAISAL NEW YORK 1970 P 118

  • Deposit

    JOB, ARTHUR LESLIE BURMA'S MINES AND MINERAL POTENTIAL WORLD

  • Deposit

    MINING, JANUARY 1973 VOL.NO.1 P-37

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAY-96 Vogel, I.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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