While Thailand is mostly an agricultural nation, it does have a small amount of mine-able resources. Its most major productive minerals are Tin (Sn) and Tungsten (W). Thailand has one of the largest tin exports of any nation.
Thailand also has minor deposits of Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Silver (Ag), and Lead (Pb). These veins are found mainly in andesite.
Coal and oil filled shale are extensive across the land, with large belts in the Northwestern regions. It is estimated that the oil reserve has 10 trillion cubic feet of gas.
There are two major gemstones mined in Thailand, sapphires, and rubies.
The final, and I suppose most exicting, (yes I saved the best for last), are the large gold deposits mined for centuries. Even now, I suppose you could say there is a bit of a Gold Rush there.
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Sources from http://www.dmr.go.th/main.php?filename=Mineral_re_En |
Hello Alynna! I am impressed about the information you were able to gather about the rocks and minerals found in Thailand. I have got to say I am quite surprise about the variety of mineral deposits found in Thailand! Thailand was the other country that I wanted to dedicate my blog forum about, but I thought that Singapore may have been seen as a country that would have more resources to cover. But in result, Singapores only "mine-able" rock is Granite! But I am glad to see that the country of Thailand has proved me wrong.
ReplyDeleteHello Alynna. im surprised to see the variety of minerals in the country of Thailand. i like your blog setup. its simple.
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