 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | metallogenic provinces of Myanmar N. J. Gardiner*, L. J. Robb and M. P. Searle Myanmar contains important deposits...deposits of tin, tungsten, copper, gold, gemstones, zinc, lead, nickel and silver. It has one of the...(lead–zinc–silver), Monywa (copper) and Mawchi (tin–tungsten). Myanmar can be divided into three principal metallotects:...porphyry-type copper-gold and epithermal gold mineralisation; the Mogok-Mandalay-Mergui Belt hosting both...orogenic gold resources; and the Shan Plateau with massive sulphide-type lead–zinc deposits. Myanmar as a |  | | Report (chapter) | | Chapter 25 Gold deposits of Myanmar YE MYINT SWE1*, CHO CHO AYE2 & KHIN ZAW3 1 Department of Geological...(DGSE), Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar 2 Geology Department, East Yangon University, Yangon, Myanmar 3 CODES ARC Centre...presents a brief review of the gold deposits and occurrences in Myanmar and, where known, their resources...exploited are limited. In this sense the gold deposits in Myanmar remain underexplored and underdeveloped...retain considerable future potential. Some of the gold deposits have been known for many years, and their |  | | Report (chapter) | | 7 Cretaceous geology of Myanmar and Cenozoic geology in the Central Myanmar Basin NAING MAW THAN1*, KYI...tectonic setting in Myanmar, sedimentary sequences of the Bago Yoma, Central Myanmar and the fluvial architecture...Sandstone in the Salin Basin. Regional geology Myanmar can be divided into four north–south-trending belts...belts – the Shan Plateau, Shan Scarp, Central Myanmar Basin and IndoBurma Ranges (Figs 7.1a & 7.2a) –... 2012; Metcalfe 2013). The Shan Scarp and the Myanmar Central Basin lie on the West Burma Block, whereas |  | | Report (chapter) | | Chapter 26 Copper deposits of Myanmar KHIN ZAW1*, YE MYINT SWE2, TIN AUNG MYINT3 & J. KNIGHT1 1 CODES... Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar 3 Geology Department, University of Mandalay, Mandalay, Myanmar *Correspondence:...of the copper deposits and occurrences in Myanmar. Myanmar has more than 70 copper occurrences, including...Chindwin River (Fig. 26.1, Table 26.1). In 1985, Myanmar commenced copper production with the development...Sabetaung copper deposit at Monywa in central Myanmar. Copper matte was produced as a by-product from |  | | Report (chapter) | | mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar KHIN ZAW CODES ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore...Tasmania 7001, Australia Khin.Zaw@utas.edu.au Myanmar is endowed with a great diversity of metallic and...Zaw et al. 1999a, 2014a, b, 2017a, b). Today, Myanmar continues to have potential for the discovery of...giant tin–tungsten, lead–zinc–silver and copper ± gold mineralization. Despite limited mine output due...companies are operating lead–zinc–silver mines in Myanmar (Bawdwin, Bawsaing also known as Theingon, Yadanatheingi |  | | Report (chapter) | | Lead–zinc–silver deposits of Myanmar THAN HTUN1*, AUNG KYIN2 & KHIN ZAW3 1 Myanmar Precious Resources Group...Lwin Condo, Yangon, Myanmar 2 TRIUMPH (MMT) Co. Ltd, North Dagon, Yangon, Myanmar 3 CODES ARC Centre...uthanhtun@gmail.com Before 1960 the Pb–Zn–Ag mines in Myanmar were an important source of foreign exchange. Almost...was requested to assist the Geological Survey in Myanmar to reverse the decline in lead production at Bawdwin...the succeeding years the main lead–zinc areas in Myanmar have been mapped at a scale of 1:24 000 and individual |  | Sint, Nyein N., Yonezu, Kotaro, Tindell, Thomas, Aye, May T., Win, Htay, Imai, Akira, Watanabe, Koichiro (2019) Geology and Skarn Cu-Bi-Au Mineralization at Shwe Min Bon Area, Kalaw Township, Southern Shan State, Myanmar. Resource Geology, 69 (1) 85-106 doi:10.1111/rge.12187 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralization at Shwe Min Bon Area, Kalaw Township, Southern Shan State, Myanmar Nyein N. SINT,1,2 Kotaro YONEZU...3Department of Geology, Yangon University, Yangon, Myanmar Abstract The Shwe Min Bon Cu–Au skarn deposit...lies within one of the largest Au–Cu belts in Myanmar. The deposit is situated along the Shan scarp zone...zone, which marks the boundary between the Myanmar central basin to the west and the Shan plateau to...near the Kalaw Township in the southern Shan State and is an important Cu deposit in Myanmar within the |  | | Report (chapter) | | geochronology of granites hosting the Mawchi Sn–W deposit, Myanmar: implications for tectonic setting and emplacement... University of Yangon, Yangon, Kamayut 11041, Myanmar 3 CODES ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits...Survey and Mineral Exploration, Naypyitaw 100604, Myanmar 5 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia...aungzawmyint.myanmar@gmail.com The Mawchi Mine in Myanmar is a historic world-class Sn–W deposit within the...Asia, extending from Yunnan in SW China through Myanmar and Thailand, via Malaysia, to the Tin Islands |  | | Report (chapter) | | deposits of Myanmar TOE AUNG KYAW Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration, Myanmar Gems Museum...Museum, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar takdgse@gmail.com Antimony is a ‘critical metal’ in short supply in the...antimony ores in Myanmar reached 9000 metric tons in 2014 (USGS 2015), establishing Myanmar as a significant...to China. The majority of the antimony ore in Myanmar is in syntectonic quartz–stibnite veins and breccias...association of antimony with other sulphides and gold is accompanied by thermal springs; the presence |  | | Report (chapter) | | Mines belts and ophiolitic terranes of Burma (Myanmar) M. P. SEARLE1*, C. K. MORLEY2, D. J. WATERS1,3...Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar 6 Department of Geology, University of Mandalay, Mandalay, Myanmar *Correspondence:...and granites that extends the length of Burma (Myanmar) along the western margin of the Sibumasu block...marbles. Gemstones have been mined in the Mogok region since at least the mid-1800s (O’Connor 1888; Gübelin...west of the Paung Laung-Mawchi Zone, as the Mogok–Mandalay– Mergui (MMM) Belt; the metamorphic rocks are |  | | Report (chapter) | | deposits of Myanmar KYAW THU1* & KHIN ZAW2 1 Macle Gem Trade Laboratory, Yangon, Myanmar 2 CODES ARC...briefly the origins of the major gem deposits in Myanmar. Myanmar is fortunate in containing world-class gem...pigeon’s-blood-coloured ruby from the Mogok Stone Tract in Mandalay Division, the Mong Hsu ruby deposit in Shan State...purposes of description the gemstone deposits in Myanmar are classified into: (1) primary hard-rock deposits...gemstones have been found in secondary gem deposits in Myanmar. Recently a new mineral species named after the |  | Gardiner, Nicholas J., Robb, Laurence J., Morley, Christopher K., Searle, Michael P., Cawood, Peter A., Whitehouse, Martin J., Kirkland, Christopher L., Roberts, Nick M.W., Myint, Tin Aung (2016) The tectonic and metallogenic framework of Myanmar: A Tethyan mineral system. Ore Geology Reviews, 79. 26-45 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.04.024 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The tectonic and metallogenic framework of Myanmar: A Tethyan mineral system Nicholas J. Gardiner...Aung, The tectonic and metallogenic framework of Myanmar: A Tethyan mineral system, Ore Geology Reviews...The Tectonic and Metallogenic Framework of Myanmar: A Tethyan Mineral System PT Nicholas J. Gardiner1...Kingdom. 8. Department of Geology, Mandalay University, Mandalay, Myanmar. 9. Presently at: Centre for Exploration...gardiner@curtin.edu.au 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Abstract Myanmar is perhaps one of the World’s most prospective |  | Zaw, Khin, Sutherland, Lin, Yui, Tzen-Fu, Meffre, Sebastien, Thu, Kyaw (2015) Vanadium-rich ruby and sapphire within Mogok Gemfield, Myanmar: implications for gem color and genesis. Mineralium Deposita, 50 (1) 25-39 doi:10.1007/s00126-014-0545-0 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Vanadium-rich ruby and sapphire within Mogok Gemfield, Myanmar: implications for gem color and genesis Khin Zaw...Geology Department, Yangon University, Yangon, Myanmar rich ruby distribution. Our results demonstrate...Mogok . Myanmar Introduction Rubies (red corundum) are mined in several countries, including Myanmar, Thailand...al. 2008). The “pigeonblood” rubies from Mogok, Myanmar, have been regarded as the finest in the world...aspects of V in ruby suites. Geological setting Myanmar can be sub-divided into six N–S trending major |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | c a t e / g r Eclogite from the Kumon range, Myanmar: Petrology and tectonic implications Masaki Enami...464–8601, Japan Department of Geology, Mandalay University, Mandalay, Myanmar c Department of Geology, Myitkyina...Myitkyina University, Myitkyina, Myanmar d Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei...Barrier reef garnet Atoll garnet Table reef garnet Myanmar a b s t r a c t This paper presents the first report...from the Kumon range of the Western province in Myanmar, which is in the southeastern extension of the |  | | Report (chapter) | | Chapter 21 The Kyaukkyan Fault, Myanmar SOE MIN1*, IAN M. WATKINSON2, SOE THURA TUN3, WIN NAING4 & TIN...of Geology, Taungoo University, Bago Division, Myanmar 2 Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway...Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK 3 Myanmar Earthquake Committee, Myanmar Engineering Society Building, Hlaing...Universities Campus, Yangon, Myanmar 4 Monywa University, Sagaing Division, Myanmar *Correspondence: soemin07@gmail...converge with the western Mae Ping Fault in the region of Papun, indicating that the Mae Ping Fault dissipates |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Consideration of Influential Factors on Bioleaching of Gold Ore Using Iodide-Oxidizing Bacteria San Yee Khaing...Department of Geology, Yadanabon University, Mandalay 05063, Myanmar; mintunmyo@gmail.com Correspondence: sugai@mine...which can be utilized for gold dissolution. IOB can be therefore useful for gold leaching. This study examined...and shaking condition on the performance of the gold dissolution through the experiments incubating IOB...containing the marine broth, potassium iodide and gold ore. The minimum necessary concentration of marine |  | Wang, Xia, Shi, Guang Hai, Qiu, Deng Feng, Wang, Jing, Cui, Wen Yuan (2012) Grossular-bearing jadeite omphacite rock in the Myanmar jadeite area: a kind of jadeitized rodingite?. European Journal of Mineralogy, 24 (2) 237-246 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2157 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Grossular-bearing jadeite omphacite rock in the Myanmar jadeite area: a kind of jadeitized rodingite? XIA...A new rock type in the Hpakant jadeitite area, Myanmar is identified as jadeitized rodingite. The rock...jadeitite, subduction, Myanmar. 1. Introduction 2. Geological setting The Myanmar jadeitite deposits near...garnet bearing sample was found recently among the Myanmar jadeitites. This sample appears to be neither eclogite...typical garnetbearing assemblages found in the region, but rather a partially jadeitized rodingite. It |  | Htun, Kyaw Thu, Yonezu, Kotaro, Myint, Aung Zaw, Tindell, Thomas, Watanabe, Koichiro (2019) Petrogenesis, Ore Mineralogy, and Fluid Inclusion Studies of the Tagu Sn–W Deposit, Myeik, Southern Myanmar. Minerals, 9 (11) 654 doi:10.3390/min9110654 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Studies of the Tagu Sn–W Deposit, Myeik, Southern Myanmar Kyaw Thu Htun 1,2, *, Kotaro Yonezu 1 , Aung Zaw...Naypyitaw 100604, Myanmar Department of Geology, University of Yangon, Yangon 11041, Myanmar; aungzawmyint28@gmail...Abstract: Most of the granite-related Sn–W deposits in Myanmar are located in the Western Granitoid Province (WGP)...1. Introduction Myanmar is endowed with ore deposits of tin, tungsten, copper, gold, gemstones, zinc...zinc, lead, nickel, and silver. Myanmar is one of the countries with the most diverse natural and mineral |  | Shi, Guang-Hai, Jiang, Neng, Liu, Yan, Wang, Xia, Zhang, Zhi-Yu, Xu, Yong-Jing (2009) Zircon Hf isotope signature of the depleted mantle in the Myanmar jadeitite: Implications for Mesozoic intra-oceanic subduction between the Eastern Indian Plate and the Burmese Platelet. Lithos, 112 (3) 342-350 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.03.011 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | isotope signature of the depleted mantle in the Myanmar jadeitite: Implications for Mesozoic intra-oceanic...Keywords: Zircon Hf isotope Jadeitite Depleted mantle Myanmar Indo-Burman Range a b s t r a c t This study systematically...signatures of zircons in jadeitite from the North Myanmar, which was formed from jadeite-forming hydrothermal...1994) and Myanmar (Shi et al., 2008). As the biggest jadeite deposit in the world, the Myanmar jadeitites...Indian Plate and the Burmese (Myanmar) Platelet. Importantly, in the Myanmar jadeitite area, several features |  | | Report (chapter) | | Bender’s comprehensive account of the geology of Myanmar (Bender 1983), he introduced the term Karen–Tenasserim...central area southwards to the southern tip of Myanmar. He recognized its stratigraphic distinctiveness...c block that was later traced northwards into Myanmar (Fig. 16.1), adopting the name Phuket-Slate Belt...some 70 km NNE of Mandalay. However, Garson et al. (1976) who mapped a large region south of Kyaukse (at...view of the important gold mineralization hosted in these rocks in the Modi Taung area (e.g. Mitchell et |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | conodonts from the Taungnyo Group near Loi Kaw, Myanmar (Burma): Implications for Shan Plateau stratigraphy...Geology, Loi Kaw University, Loi Kaw, Kayah State, Myanmar a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Editor: M. Santosh Keywords: Conodonts Tournaisian Myanmar (Burma) Sibumasu Tournaisian–Visean boundary a...conodonts are reported for the first time from Myanmar (Burma). Conodont faunas representative of the...unequivocally demonstrated in the Shan Plateau region of Myanmar. Similar conodont faunas from the T-V boundary |  | Makoundi, Charles, Khin Zaw, , Large, Ross R., Meffre, Sebastien, Lai, Chun-Kit, Hoe, Teh Guan (2014) Geology, geochemistry and metallogenesis of the Selinsing gold deposit, central Malaysia. Gondwana Research, 26 (1) 241-261 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2013.08.023 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | geochemistry and metallogenesis of the Selinsing gold deposit, central Malaysia Charles Makoundi a,⁎,...with a number of major sediment-hosted, orogenic gold deposits that lie parallel to but east of the Bentong-Raub...approximately N–S in central Malaysia. The Selinsing gold deposit is one of the major economic deposits in...galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and gold. Detailed textural and geochemical studies revealed...suggest a two-stage model for the formation of the gold deposit at Selinsing. Stage 1 consists of early |  | Khin Zaw, , Meffre, Sebastien, Lai, Chun-Kit, Burrett, Clive, Santosh, M., Graham, Ian, Manaka, Takayuki, Salam, Abhisit, Kamvong, Teera, Cromie, Paul (2014) Tectonics and metallogeny of mainland Southeast Asia — A review and contribution. Gondwana Research, 26 (1) 5-30 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2013.10.010 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Phanerozoic a b s t r a c t The Southeast Asia region is endowed with a diversity of mineral resources...porphyry-related skarn, epithermal and sediment-hosted/orogenic gold deposits. Formation of these deposits was associated...to the formation of many sediment-hosted/orogenic gold deposits in the Sukhothai and the Sibumasu terranes...Andaman–Sunda trench was responsible for gold and copper–gold–molybdenum porphyry and epithermal mineralization...mineralization along the Kawlin–Wutho–Mt Popa arc in Myanmar in the north and the Sumatran volcanic arc in the |  | Shi, Guanghai, Lei, Weiyan, He, Huaiyu, Ng, Yi Nok, Liu, Yan, Liu, Yingxin, Yuan, Ye, Kang, Zhijuan, Xie, Gen (2014) Superimposed tectono-metamorphic episodes of Jurassic and Eocene age in the jadeite uplift, Myanmar, as revealed by 40Ar/39Ar dating. Gondwana Research, 26 (2) 464-474 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2013.08.007 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Jurassic and Eocene age in the jadeite uplift, Myanmar, as revealed by 40Ar/39Ar dating☆ Guanghai Shi...Glaucophane Phengitic muscovite Myanmar jadeite a b s t r a c t The Myanmar jadeite uplift forms an important...Range. We propose a rapid exhumation model for the Myanmar jadeitite at ~45 Ma, coeval with onset of the Sagaing...jadeite uplift in Hpakan area of Kachin State in Myanmar, or the so-called Jade Mine Tract, is the largest...known as the Myitkyina–Mandalay ophiolite in the Myitkyina valley, north of Mandalay. Recently an eclogite |  | Shi, Guang-Hai, Zhu, Xiang-Kun, Deng, Jun, Mao, Qian, Liu, Ying-Xin, Li, Guo-Wu (2011) Spherules with pure iron cores from Myanmar jadeitite: Type-I deep-sea spherules?. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75 (6) 1608-1620 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2011.01.005 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | com/locate/gca Spherules with pure iron cores from Myanmar jadeitite: Type-I deep-sea spherules? Guang-Hai...January 2011 Abstract Here we report spherules in Myanmar jadeitite, a rock forming from jadeitic fluids within...locations, the Spherules with pure iron cores from Myanmar jadeitite: Type-I deep-sea spherules? largest...Kachin State, northwestern Myanmar (Burma). Mineralogical studies on the Myanmar jadeitite have identified...bearing fluid inclusions found in jadeites from the Myanmar jadeitite confirm a fluid-related origin and suggest |
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