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Petaling Tin Bhd

Producer in 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. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280250
MAS/MILS ID 5570050049
Record type Site
Current site name Petaling Tin Bhd
Alternate or previous names Petaling

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 101.64978, 2.85131 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Malaysia

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) 101.64978, 2.85131
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 21M
    Depth to top 22M
    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. 43
    Date of Last Modification 860819

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Petaling Tin Bhd (Dredge)
    Interest 100
    Year 1983
  • Type Operator
    Owner Osborne And Chappel International Sdn Berhad
    Year 1983

Comments on the production information

  • A $148.29 SMELTING COST AND A $0.06 MILLING COST PER TONNE ARE INCURRED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCT A. THERE IS NO FURTHER PROCESSING OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF ILMENITE, ZIRCON AND MONAZITE. THESE ARE SOLD PERIODICALLY AS IS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PUBLISHED RESERVES WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF DATA ENTRY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 268HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Capacity 54850
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .46
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE TIN CONCENTRATE IS SOLD TO EITHER THE BUTTERWORTH SMELTER (STRAITS TRADING, NOW UNDER THE MALAYSIAN MINING CORPORATION, MMC) OR THE DATUK KERAMET SMELTER. THE CONCENTRATE IS SOLD TO THE SMELTER WHO OFFERS THE BEST PRICE AT THE TIME OF SALE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER, 1978-1980.

  • Deposit

    PETALING TIN BERHAD, 1981 ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1980 ENGINEERING AND

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, PETALING TIN BUILDS NEW NO. 9 DREDGE, JULY,

  • Deposit

    1982.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1969-1972, 1974-1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-SEP-1992 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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