Monywa

Myanmar· SagaingUnknown
Contained Copper
8.0 Mt
Average Grade
0.37%
Deposit Type
Porphyry Cu-Mo
Discovery Year
1990

Overview

0.1% Cu (Letpadaung deposit) and 0.15% Cu (three other deposits) cut-off grades. 0.43 g/t Au and 6 g/t Ag reported in early estimations.

Geological Context

Host Rock: andesite porphyry, breccia, dacite porphyry (19?13)

Resources & Operations

Operator: Wanbao Mining

Mining Method: Tertiary

Production Start: 1900

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS | coordinate: Mindat