Dong Pao (Record #174) rare-earth element deposit in Lai Chau, Vietnam

Dong Pao

Alkalic igneous rare earth element deposit in Lai Chau, Vietnam

Geographic location

Country	Vietnam
State or province	Lai Chau
Geographic location:	103.566667, 22.283333
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Location references

NIMA, 2001

Geologic characteristics

Deposit type	Alkalic igneous
Age of deposit	Paleogene
REE minerals	bastnäsite parisite
Ore minerals	fluorite barite strontium niobium tantalum uranium thorium
Host rock types	syenite quartz syenite

Nearby scientific information

Geologic map unit	103.56666666667, 22.283333333333
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Economic information

Status	Prospect
Company	Vietnamese Gov't; LG Metal Group
Resource estimates	Possible reserves-- 7 Mt REO and Proven + possible Orebody 3-- 0.645 Mt REO

References for resource estimates

Dzien, D.V., 1990, Rare earth deposits, in Geology and mineral resources of Vietnam: Vietnam General Department of Mines and Geology, v. 1, p. 144-147.

Comments

Metasomatic + weathered ore in Phong Tho district, 40 km from Nam Xe deposits. 60 ore bodies of various sizes have been identified in the Dong Pao area. They form irregular pods, lenses, and veins in shear zones.

Bibliographic references

O'Driscoll, Mike, 1996, Minerals of VietnamSands future black and white: Industrial Minerals, no. 350, p. 73-93.
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 1990, Viet Nam: New York, United Nations, Atlas of Mineral Resources of the ESCAP Region, v. 6, 124 p.
Hedrick, 1987
O'Driscoll, Mike, 1996, Minerals of VietnamSands future black and white: Industrial Minerals, no. 350, p. 73-93.
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 1990, Viet Nam: New York, United Nations, Atlas of Mineral Resources of the ESCAP Region, v. 6, 124 p.
Premoli, Camillo, 1990, Industrial minerals of Vietnam: Industrial Minerals, no. 274, p. 58-71.
Mariano, A.N., 1997, Mineralogical and textural analysis of bastnaesite ore from Dong Pao, northern Vietnam: confidential report to AMR Technologies Inc.
Dzien, D.V., 1990, Rare earth deposits, in Geology and mineral resources of Vietnam: Vietnam General Department of Mines and Geology, v. 1, p. 144-147.