Tavai Plateau

Past Producer in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia with commodities Iron, Nickel

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134145
MAS/MILS ID 5570200003
Record type Site
Current site name Tavai Plateau

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 117.3327, 5.58434 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Malaysia Pulau Pinang

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Nickel Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 117.3327, 5.58434

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Borneo Mining Ltd
    Year 1975

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 5570200003

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MALAYSIA, 1968, PG

  • Deposit

    UREAU OF LANDS AND MINES, S.K. CHUNG DIRECTOR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Vogel, I.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines