TY - BOOK AU - Hill,J.H. TI - Geology of Bukit Besi are deposits: a magnetic survey over portions of the Bukit Besi mining leases PY - 1962/// KW - Bukit Besi Iron Mine KW - Mineralogy KW - Terengganu KW - Iron ore KW - Exploration KW - Bukit Besi (Terengganu) N2 - The Bukit Besi iron mine is the largest open-cast property in South-East Asia and is one of the oldest operating iron mines in the Federation of Malaya. Current production is in axcess of three million tons of ore a year. The ore bodies consists of metasomatic magnetic and hematite replacements in shales and limestone skarn rocks. tin ore is being produced on a increasing scale ER -