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Perak State

Plant in Perak, Malaysia 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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207018
MAS/MILS ID 5570120001
Record type Site
Current site name Perak State

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 100.99981, 4.50114 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Perak(province)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Malaysia Perak

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 100.99981, 4.50114
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 30M
    Depth to top 50M
    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
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 80
    Date of Last Modification 860819

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1920
Mining method Hydraulicking
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Private Ownership
    Interest 100
    Year 1983

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Description 230880000 Mt Ore/Yr 1989 Thru 2014 Mt Ore

Comments on the production information

  • A $148.72 SMELTING COST IN ADDITION TO A $0.11 MILLING COST PER TONNE ARE INCURRED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCT A. BY-PRODUCTS ARE SOLD INTERMITTENTLY UPON DEMAND, PRINCIPALLY TO AMANG TREATMENT PLANTS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PUBLISHED RESERVES WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF DATA ENTRY.
  • 15 DREDGES, 91 GRAVEL PUMP UNITS, 18 OPENCAST UNITS, 2 RETREATMENT UNITS, 1 UNDERGROUND UNIT 86 OUTPUT 1,296 MT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 37394HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method HYDRAULICKING
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 50
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 769600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .78
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE MAJORITY OF MINES IN THIS AREA ARE MINING BY GRAVEL PUMP METHODS IN PREVIOUSLY DREDGED OUT AREAS.
  • THE TIN CONCENTRATE IS TRANSPORTED FROM THE MILL TO THE DATUK KEREMAT SMELTER.
  • THIS REPORT COVERS THE PERAK STATE, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 400 OPERATING GRAVEL PUMPS AT 231 ACRES PER PUMP. THE AVERAGE SIZE OF OPERATION IS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 TONNES/MONTH WHICH AT OVERALL MINING RECOVERY GRADES OF 0.011% SNO2 WOULD YIELD 5 TONNES OF SNO2 PER MONTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEOW YAU SIP, HO CHEONG FOOK, LEONG WAI NYLEAN AND REDZWAN

  • Deposit

    SUMUN, LATEST TRENDS IN GRAVEL PUMP (PALONG) MINING IN

  • Deposit

    MALAYSIA, 4TH TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON TIN, KUALA LUMPUR,

  • Deposit

    MALAYSIA, 1974.

  • Deposit

    HEW SEE TONG, INVESTMENT IN, AND OPERATION OF A GRAVEL PUMP

  • Deposit

    MINE IN TYPICAL DREDGED OUT LAND TODAY, 5TH WORLD CON-

  • Deposit

    FERENCE ON TIN, OCTOBER, 1981.

  • Deposit

    SHEAHAN, P.M., A SURVEY OF MALAYAN PRACTICE IN THE RECOVERY

  • Deposit

    OF CASSITERITE AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS, THE 8TH IMM MINING

  • Deposit

    AND METALLURGICAL CONGRESS, 1967, PAPER NO. 159.

  • Deposit

    PAKIANATHAN, S., & SIMPSON, P., OPENCAST MINING OF ALLUVIAL

  • Deposit

    TIN ORE DEPOSITS IN MALAYSIA, VOLUME 6 OF THE PROCEEDINGS

  • Deposit

    OF THE IMM, 1967, PAPER NO. 86.

  • Deposit

    ENGEL, B.C., TIN PRODUCTION AND INVESTMENT, FIFTH WORLD

  • Deposit

    CONFERENCE ON TIN, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, OCTOBER, 1981,

  • Deposit

    PAPER NO. 2.

  • Deposit

    ABDULLAH HASBI BIN HAJI HASSAN, PRIMARY CONCENTRATION OF TIN

  • Deposit

    ORES AT GRAVEL PUMP MINES, NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE MINING

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY, KUALA LUMPUR, AUGUST, 1977, PAPER NO. 1.6.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE HUNDRED WORKING DAYS PER YEAR WERE ASSUMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING CAPACITIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-NOV-1992 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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