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Heinda Mine

Producer in Burma with commodities Tin, Tungsten
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183608
MAS/MILS ID 5460700027
Record type Site
Current site name Heinda Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 98.21236, 14.03348 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burma(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Burma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 98.21236, 14.03348
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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 SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 960520

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tenasserin

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner No.2 Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Burma
    Year 1978

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Description The Daily Concentrate Output Is 1.23 Mt At 72 Percent Sn. 369 Mt Concentrate/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 369mt 72wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 19100000mt ore
    Demonstrated 19100000mt ore
    Total resources 19100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.35 wt-pct Tin Major 1978

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 8700
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BURMA TIN MINE MODERNIZE METHODS, WORLD MINING, JUNE, 1978

  • Deposit

    PP. 44-49.

  • Deposit

    THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BURMA, PAGE 36.

  • Deposit

    MEMOIRS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, INDIA, VOL XLIV, GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    SURVEY, INDIA, 1924, PAGE 2.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-MAY-96 Vogel, I.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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