25 years experience in mineral exploration from reconnaissance to drilling and up to development in the Pacific and Southeast Asia regions👍, including 6 years as mine geologist 😊.
Geological valuation was carried out north and south of Mt. Popa, area. The assessment was comple... more Geological valuation was carried out north and south of Mt. Popa, area. The assessment was completed by one Filipino (Leo S. Deiparine) and three (Myint Kyaw, Nay Naing Thoo, Zin Lin Phyo) Myanmar geologists including 1 DGSE representative geologist, Aung Min. Over a 2 months period (June – July 2015) were spent in evaluating the areas under the jurisdiction of Mandalay and Magwe Divisions, Central Myanmar.
3. The discovery of Modi Taung as well as the other areas with similar mesothermal quartz – gold ... more 3. The discovery of Modi Taung as well as the other areas with similar mesothermal quartz – gold vein systems was the result of hard work, perseverance, dedication, strong camaraderie, worthy and sound guidance/direction as well as resilient support of the superiors, unorthodox thinking and lastly lady luck should be at your side.
This report documents the results and available data on the exploration activities including fie... more This report documents the results and available data on the exploration activities including field the assessments of mineral occurrences as well as prospective areas of gold and copper in Myanmar.
The recently discovered quartz-gold veins comprising the Modi Taung-Nankwe gold district in centr... more The recently discovered quartz-gold veins comprising the Modi Taung-Nankwe gold district in central Myanmar are largely hosted by mudstones of the late Palaeozoic Slate belt. Mesozoic rocks of the Paunglaung-Mawchi zone separate the Slate belt from the Shan Scarp and Shan Plateau to the east. At Modi Taung 5 km of exploration adits indicate that the veins, within steeply dipping oblique reverse-slip shear zones, are displaced by movements along the shears, intruded by late Jurassic calc-alkaline dykes, and offset on conjugate cross-faults. Drill intercepts show that mineralization extends vertically for more than 500 m. Coarse visible gold, book-andribbon texture and stylolitic laminations, and trace metal values are consistent with mineralization at mesothermal depths of several kilometres in the brittle-ductile regime. Our field observations suggest that mineralization took place in the early Jurassic following collision of Myanmar on the passive western margin of a Greater Shan-Thai continental block with an oceanic arc on the overriding plate to the west. Collision generated intra-continental thrusting in and east of the Paunglaung-Mawchi zone, metamorphism of Plateau rocks thrust west beneath the Slate belt to form the Mogok Metamorphics, and ascent of mineralizing fluids expelled from dehydrating underthrust rocks. Reversal in orogenic polarity initiated late Jurassic eastward subduction of oceanic crust beneath Myanmar, and generation of a magmatic arc with dykes cutting the quartz-gold veins. Renewed east-directed thrusting translated the Slate belt over arc clastics, and probably resulted in exhumation of the Mogok Metamorphics and offsets of the veins on conjugate faults. Young K/Ar, Rb 87 /Sr 86 and Ar 40 /Ar 39 ages on the Mogok Metamorphic belt imply renewed Tertiary uplift and possibly intrusion of mid-Tertiary or Palaeogene granites.
Myanmar or Burma is rich in mineral resources and deposits of gemstones (ruby, jade, etc.). Miner... more Myanmar or Burma is rich in mineral resources and deposits of gemstones (ruby, jade, etc.). Minerals of potential interest are the deposits of gold, lead, copper, zinc, silver, tin, antimony and tungsten. In terms of past production and potential, Myanmar ranks high among Southeast Asian countries.
Geological valuation was carried out north and south of Mt. Popa, area. The assessment was comple... more Geological valuation was carried out north and south of Mt. Popa, area. The assessment was completed by one Filipino (Leo S. Deiparine) and three (Myint Kyaw, Nay Naing Thoo, Zin Lin Phyo) Myanmar geologists including 1 DGSE representative geologist, Aung Min. Over a 2 months period (June – July 2015) were spent in evaluating the areas under the jurisdiction of Mandalay and Magwe Divisions, Central Myanmar.
3. The discovery of Modi Taung as well as the other areas with similar mesothermal quartz – gold ... more 3. The discovery of Modi Taung as well as the other areas with similar mesothermal quartz – gold vein systems was the result of hard work, perseverance, dedication, strong camaraderie, worthy and sound guidance/direction as well as resilient support of the superiors, unorthodox thinking and lastly lady luck should be at your side.
This report documents the results and available data on the exploration activities including fie... more This report documents the results and available data on the exploration activities including field the assessments of mineral occurrences as well as prospective areas of gold and copper in Myanmar.
The recently discovered quartz-gold veins comprising the Modi Taung-Nankwe gold district in centr... more The recently discovered quartz-gold veins comprising the Modi Taung-Nankwe gold district in central Myanmar are largely hosted by mudstones of the late Palaeozoic Slate belt. Mesozoic rocks of the Paunglaung-Mawchi zone separate the Slate belt from the Shan Scarp and Shan Plateau to the east. At Modi Taung 5 km of exploration adits indicate that the veins, within steeply dipping oblique reverse-slip shear zones, are displaced by movements along the shears, intruded by late Jurassic calc-alkaline dykes, and offset on conjugate cross-faults. Drill intercepts show that mineralization extends vertically for more than 500 m. Coarse visible gold, book-andribbon texture and stylolitic laminations, and trace metal values are consistent with mineralization at mesothermal depths of several kilometres in the brittle-ductile regime. Our field observations suggest that mineralization took place in the early Jurassic following collision of Myanmar on the passive western margin of a Greater Shan-Thai continental block with an oceanic arc on the overriding plate to the west. Collision generated intra-continental thrusting in and east of the Paunglaung-Mawchi zone, metamorphism of Plateau rocks thrust west beneath the Slate belt to form the Mogok Metamorphics, and ascent of mineralizing fluids expelled from dehydrating underthrust rocks. Reversal in orogenic polarity initiated late Jurassic eastward subduction of oceanic crust beneath Myanmar, and generation of a magmatic arc with dykes cutting the quartz-gold veins. Renewed east-directed thrusting translated the Slate belt over arc clastics, and probably resulted in exhumation of the Mogok Metamorphics and offsets of the veins on conjugate faults. Young K/Ar, Rb 87 /Sr 86 and Ar 40 /Ar 39 ages on the Mogok Metamorphic belt imply renewed Tertiary uplift and possibly intrusion of mid-Tertiary or Palaeogene granites.
Myanmar or Burma is rich in mineral resources and deposits of gemstones (ruby, jade, etc.). Miner... more Myanmar or Burma is rich in mineral resources and deposits of gemstones (ruby, jade, etc.). Minerals of potential interest are the deposits of gold, lead, copper, zinc, silver, tin, antimony and tungsten. In terms of past production and potential, Myanmar ranks high among Southeast Asian countries.
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