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BURMAH (Continued) 



188. Foss, K. MACKENZIE. The occurrence of tin and gold in Lower Burma. 



Mg. Journ. Railw. Coinm. Gaz., Vol. 76, 1904, London, pp. 505-506. 



Describes an alluvial tin deposit at Henzai. Assayed 73 per cent tin; one 

 particular assay went 48 ounces of gold to ton, and 50 per cent metallic tin. 

 Deposit contains considerable copper and wolframite. Worked by natives in 

 crude manner. Some 28 miles inland from Mergui tin, coal and gold found. Mr. 

 T. W. H. Hughes reported favorably on these deposits. 



189. FBYAB, MARK. Burma. 



Indian Economist, 1872, Calcutta, pp. 445-459. 

 Not available to the authors. 



190. GRUNDY, JAMES. Mineral production of India. 



Trans. Manchester Geol. Soc., Vol. 28, 1902-1904 (1905), Manchester, p. 14. 

 Tin is mentioned as occurring in Lower Burma. Relatively of small economic 

 importance. Trade is trifling. Practically all the tin mined is used in India. 



191. HELFER, J. W. Letter on tin, iron, etc., from Tenasserim. 



Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Vol. 7, 1838, Calcutta, p. 171. 



Expresses himself as " greatly satisfied " with tin mines of Tenasserim district. 

 " They are very rich and very extensive." 



192. HOLLAND, T. H. Tin ore in Burma. 



Rec. Geol. Surv. India, Vol. 31, 1904, Calcutta, p. 43. 

 Note on discovery of a tin-bearing greisen in Tenasserim. 



193. HUGHES, T. W. H. Tin-mining in Mergui District. 



Rec. Geol. Surv. India, Vol. 22, pt. 3, 1889, Calcutta, pp. 188-208. Sketch map 1. 



Partly reprinted in Sydney Fawns', " Tin deposits of the world," pp. 39-41. 



Has but little hope for lode mining. Stream tin is generally distributed through 

 the gravels. Jungle thick so that exploration is difficult. Mines worked by 

 Chinese, and ore is smelted at the mines. List of mines given. 



194. . Report on the prospecting operations, Mergui district. 



Rec. Geol. Surv. India, Vol. 26, 1891-1892 (1893), Calcutta, pp. 40-53. 



Confirms previous reports that tin deposits are large and accessible enough to 

 be worked profitably under economical management. Geology of country gives 

 reason to hope that both north and east of country prospected, other paying tin 

 deposits may be found. 



195. KING, WILL. Tin in Tenasserim. 



Rec. Geol. Surv. India, Annual Report for 1888, Vol. 22, pt. 1, 1889, Calcutta, p. 

 11; for 1889, Vol. 23, pt. 1, 1890, Calcutta, p. 8; for 1890, Vol. 24, pt. 1, 1891, Cal- 

 cutta, pp. 9-10; for 1891, Vol. 25, pt. 1, 1892, Calcutta, p. 8; for 1892, Vol. 26, pt. 

 1, 1893, Calcutta, p. 4. 



Outlines progress in opening up this new district. 



196. LEMON, CHAS. and TREMENHEERE, G. B. Reports on the tin of Province 



of Mergui, in Tenasserim, in the northern part of the Malayan Penin- 

 sula. 



Trans. Roy. Geol. Soc. Cornwall, VoL 6, 1846, Penzance, pp. 68-75. 



Description ' of the occurrences of stream tin in Mergui. States that cassiterite is 

 also found in granite dikes which cut sandstone. Both forms of deposits said to be 

 large, especially those of stream tin. 



