Sk Minerals

Past Producer in Thailand with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207166
MAS/MILS ID 5490000212
Record type Site
Current site name Sk Minerals
Alternate or previous names Petchburi Mining and Processing Ltd

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 99.18314, 7.8508 (WGS84)
Elevation 200
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Thailand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 99.18314, 7.8508

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Petchburi Mining And Processing Ltd.
    Home office Thailand
    Year 1972

Comments on the production information

  • MINE PROBABLY IS LOCATED NEAR PHET BURI. PRODUCTION IS ABOUT 30,000 TONNES PER YEAR.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Indicated 700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 700000mt ore
    Total resources 700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 40 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ACID-GRADE FLUORSPAR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, THAILAND, JUNE 1972, P. 45.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, THAI-AUSTRALIAN FLUORITE VENTURE, MAY 1972,

  • Deposit

    P. 411.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-94 Rupp / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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