Hemyingyi Mine

Producer in Burma with commodities Tin, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207345
MAS/MILS ID 5460500005
Record type Site
Current site name Hemyingyi Mine
Alternate or previous names Hemyingyi, Hermingyi Mine, Hermingyi

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 98.46655, 14.51684 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burma(country)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
Burma

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE. NEAREST TOWN POSSIBLY IS NABULE, BURMA AT LAT/LONG N142800/E0980200, IN THE MON STATE, TO THE EAST OF THE MERGUI ARCHIPELAGO. PART OF THE TENASSERIM PROJECT AREA, TAVOY DISTRICT, SEE 5460500010.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 98.46655, 14.51684

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 960522

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tavoy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Number 2 Mining Corp. (Burma Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office Burma
    Year 1982

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Unit Production Cost 7.2
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • ORE BENEFICIATION ENTIRELY BY HAND DRESSING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEMORIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, INDIA, VOL. XLIV, GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    SURVEY INDIA, 1924, P291.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAY-1996 Rfb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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