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Mae La Luang Mine

Producer in 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159282
MAS/MILS ID 5490000259
Record type Site
Current site name Mae La Luang Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 97.96657, 18.49976 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 97.96657, 18.49976
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30E
    Dip 90
    Thickness 70M
    Length 1000M
    Width 3.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip N30E:90
    Date of Last Modification 850820
  • Area 300HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 300
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1978

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Universal Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Description Surface Operation 5000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 500mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Underground Operation 20000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 20000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description 35000 Metric Tone Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 35000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description 35000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 35000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description 35000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 35000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description 35000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 35000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description 35000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 35000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description 35000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 35000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Indicated 500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 500000mt ore
    Inferred 956250mt ore
    Total resources 1456250mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 65 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SOURCE OF INFORMATION IS MINE MANAGEMENT. COLUMN 7 = IDENTIFIED VALUES
  • SOURCE OF INFORMATION IS MINE MANAGEMENT. ROWS 2 & 3 ARE ACTUALLY DEMONSTRATED & IDENTIFIED RESP.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 300HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method PILLAR AND CHAMBER 10-42
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 80
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 200
    Number of Adits 5
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 117
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 13.33
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • DEVELOPMENT COSTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MINING COSTS BECAUSE WORKINGS WERE STARTED AT THE OPEN PIT ON MINERALIZED OUTCROP, EXPOSING THE VEIN, WHICH WAS THEN MINED BY ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SUNT RACHDAWONG, THE FLUORSPAR INDUSTRY OF THAILAND,

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, LONDON, AUGUST 1982, P. 53-54

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT # J0225010 IN 1983 ALTHOUGH THE HANDSORTING & SCREENING WERE PERFORMED IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, THEY ARE CONSIDERED AS 1 MILL SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION IS MINE MANAGEMENT ORE DILUTION IS NEGLIGIBLE MINE RECOVERY IS 80% DESIGN CAPACITY IS ACTUALLY DAILY PRODUCTION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-AUG-1985 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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