THE MEKE MINES. 3Q7 



A large number of small veins are worked entirely by native 

 methods over a group of low hills built up of Mergui argillites and 

 slates. The general strike is north and south with rather low dips 

 to the east. Extensive surface deposits exist, which are treated 

 in the rains. 



Lim Kyi Yan's Melee. — The second mine of the Meke area lies 

 a short distance to the east of the one just described. It is the 

 property of Lim Kyi Yan and is under a mining lease sanctioned 

 in 11)15. it has produced as follows: — 



Tons. 

 1916 •■;' 



1917 24 



1918 H> 



The veins and country rock have much the same characteristic 

 as those of Mating Ni Toe's property except that the concentrates 

 contain a larger percentage of cassiterite. The mixed concentrate 

 contain about 18 per cent, of metallic tin, but in addition to this 

 the concentrates from the extreme eastern end of the concession 

 are practically pure tin ore. Three tons of this material were 

 produced in 1918 in addition to the 19 tons of mixed concentrates 

 mentioned above. 



The Pe Area. — The Pe granite, which appears on the map to be 

 in line with the southward extension of the Central Intrusion, con- 

 tinues across the Tavoy border a great distance into the Mergui 

 district. It is probably a portion of the Mint ha granite, from 

 which it is separated by a narrow band of Mergui scdimentaries 

 along the valley of the Pe chaung. 



The band of sedimentary rock is merely a thin covering over 

 the underlying granite through which the latter appears in several 

 places, and it is on it and in its vicinity that wolfram-bearing quartz 

 veins were discovered about 1915. 



The isolation of the region has to a certain extent, prevented 

 its quick development, and in 1918 there were only two producing 

 mines of any importance in it. The concentrates from both of 

 them are practically free from tin. 



Tata's PadauJc.— The general strike of the veins is west 20°— 25° 

 north, east 20°— 25° south, and the dip 75°— 80° towards the 

 north-north-east. A group of nine bearing-veins possess this general 

 direction, but there are at least other two which carry very good 

 values. One of these strikes north 32° east, south 32° west and 



