Mine detail: Nongsun

Previously called 'Nam Pathene'

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Location: Khammouan, Laos, Asia
Lat / long: 17.96649, 104.49969
dep_id: 10022265
mrds_id: DE02358
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Cassiterite
ore_ctrl: Nam Pathene Valley Deposit*Principal Ore Is A Surface Enrichment In Lateritic Clay Resulting From Pronounced Weathering Of Tin-Bearing Granitic Rocks And Extending Over An Area Of Some 220 Sq Km.
Reporter: Jenness, Jane E.
References:
  • ATLAS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ESCAP REGION, VOLUME 7, LAO PEOPL* DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, 1990
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