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Besut Tin Field: Sungei Kachong

Unknown 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280503
MAS/MILS ID 5570150001
Record type Site
Current site name Besut Tin Field: Sungei Kachong
Alternate or previous names Mines,Sungei Pelagat Mines,Sungei, Gondang Mines,Sungei Tenang Mines, Sungei Apar Mines,Lata Kerian

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 102.40976, 5.62103 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malaysia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Malaysia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 102.40976, 5.62103
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1911
Year of first production 1916

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACDONALD,S., 1967, MEMOIR 10, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOU

  • Deposit

    NORTH KELANTAN AND NORTH TRENGGANU, WEST MALAYSIA GEOLOGICAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown 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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