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of the veins is more severe. This mine was first opened in L910 

 and its output since then has been as follows : — 



Tons. 



1910 • • 



1911 4 "> 



1912 88 



1913 88 



1914 ( > 4 



1915 28 



1916 ••*<> 



1917 :*7 



1918 81 



A mining lease over 220 acres was granted from 1914 for a period 

 of 30 years. 



Roth mines are worked by hand methods only and both produce 

 a very clean wolfram concentrate. The average tin (metallic) 

 content in the Kechanng ore for the year I'M? was only about 1 

 per cent. 



fu/ani. — To the south-west of the Paungchon Taxing, but again 

 on the sedimentary series, is the Kgani mine of the Egani Tavoy 

 Mining Co.. Ltd. The workings are situated in and about a hill 

 known as the Baw Taxing, rising about 555 feet above sea level some 

 2£ miles west of Tavoy river at Tanved-in. The first prospecting 

 license was granted in 1011. Since then the output lias been as 

 follows : — 



Tons. 



1911 L3 



1912 20J 



1913 13 



1914 19 



1915 /<//. 



1916 ... 7 



1917 Hi 



1918 17 



A mining lease of 1,185 acres was granted from 101 I for a period 

 of 30 years to Messrs. Foucar & Co.. Ltd., of Rangoon. 



The Baw Taung has been subjected to considerable movement 

 and a large fault seems to have completely out off the southern 

 extensions of the veins. The fault itself has a strike of north 10° 

 east and dips towards the west at 75°. For a zone extending over 

 a width of 60 feet in the region of the fault the rocks are said to 

 be shattered and altered. 



