Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryNickel, Silver, Antimony, Copper
TertiaryBismuth, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPES AND VEINS
Ore controlIntense Brecciation Associated With Twangpeng Granite Intrusion
Materials
Ore mineralsBismutite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Bawdwin Arkosic Wacke Of Pang Yun Series
Associated rockGranite · L01-M1 Quartz Porphyry;Twangpeng Granite
StructureYunnan Fault And A North - South Ridge
Tectonic settingSubduction-Related Marine Volcanic Activity
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1500
Discovery year1100
Identification
Deposit ID10073057
MRDS IDW018865
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates23.11602, 97.29988
References
1966, SURVEY OF LEAD AND ZINC MINING AND SMELTING IN BURMA, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 66 P.BRINCKMANN AND HINZE, 1981, ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE BAWDWIN LEAD-ZINC MINE, NORTHERN SHAN STATE, BURMA: GEOLOGISCHES JAHRBUCH D-43, P. 7-45.CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F.1963 DIREXPL U.N. - NEW ORE FOUNISMIU.S. BU MINES MIN. YBKS. 1972 V. 3 P. 184, 1970 V. 3 P. 173. U.N. SURVEY OF PB - ZN IN BURMA, P. 31966, U.N. SURVEY PB - ZN IN BURMA, P. 3, 6, 7