| Deposit ID | 60000735 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0525 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Cao Bang |
| Alternate or previous names | Cao-Bang, Pia Ouak, Pia-Ouac |
| Geographic coordinates: | 106.18294, 22.73269 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 10KM WEST OF NGUYEN BINH, 180 KM DUE NORTH OF HANOI. PIA-OUAC MASSIF IS 1,9 30 M HIGH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cao Bang(province)
Vietnam(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Vietnam | Cao Bang |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 106.18294, 22.73269 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | PALEOZOIC SHALE INTRUDED BY CRETACEOUS GRANITE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | ETAINS ET WOLFRAM DU TONKIN (E.W.T.) |
| Home office | PARIS, FRANCE |
| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | SOCIETE DE MINES D'ETAIN DU HAUT TONKIN |
| Home office | PARIS, FRANCE |
| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | SOCIETE DES ET AINS ET WOLFRAM DU TONKIN (E.W.T.) |
| Home office | PARIS, FRANCE |
| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | SOCIETE DES ETAINS DE PIA OUAC (S.E.P.O.) |
| Home office | PARIS, FRANCE |
| Year | 1920 |
FONTAINE, H. AND WORKMAN, D.R., 1978, REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RES OURCES OF KAMPUCHEA, LAOS AND VIETNAM, IN THIRD REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA, BANGKOK, THAILAND, 14-18 NOVEMBER, 197 8, P. 583-584.
FROMAGET, J., 1941, L'INDOCHINE FRANCAISE, SA STRUCTURE GEOLOGIQUE, SES ROC HES DES MINES ET LEURS RELATIONS POSSIBLES AVEC LA TECTONIQUE: BULLETIN SERVICE GEOLOGIQUE INDOCHINE, VOL. 26, PT. 2, 14 0P.
STAFF, 1920, TIN AND TUNGSTEN IN FRENCH INDO-CHINA, THE MINING MAGAZINE, VO L. 22, NO. 4, APRIL 1920, P. 246-247.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, FOREIGN MINERALS DIVISION, 1938, MINERAL PRODUCTION A ND TRADE OF FRANCE AND FRENCH COLONIES, FOREIGN MINERALS QUARTERLY, VOL. 1, NO. 4, SEPT. 1938, P. 72.
FRANCE, 1939, BUREAU D'ETUDES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES COLONIALES, ANNUAIRE 1938-39, P. 321.
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