Abstract

• The study area is between Latitude 21° 31' N to 21°47' N and Longitude 96°07' E to 96°17' E, Kyaukse District, Mandalay Region. In fact, this area is located 45 km SSE of Mandalay, occupying parts of UTM map sheets N0.2196-02 & 06. Firstly, field works have been undertaken for systematic sampling of rocks and minerals for the geological study of the research area. Second tasks dealt with the physical and chemical properties of rocks and minerals and their uses. Some geologists have attempted to describe the geology and mineral resources of the present research area and its environs. However, natural resources related to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Heavy Enterprise (HE) have not yet been done. Therefore, the focus point of research works attempts to explore the MSME and HE with the natural resources of industrial raw materials (quartzite, marble, limestone, and dolomitic limestones units), decorative stones as well as road materials and construction materials (Biotite granites, Microgranite, Leucogranite, Hornblende diorites, Hornblendite, Calc phyllite, Schist, Gneiss, Calc-silicate, Quartzite, Marble, and Limestone) of the study area. Besides, ore minerals Copper, Cu (0.01 % to 8.01 %), Iron, Fe (2.52 % to 24 %) Lead, Pb (0.01 % to 5.01 %), Barite, Ba (0.03 % to 10.66 % and Manganese, Mn (0.13 % to 6.11%) around the Kyaukse area are to be studied. Final task has been done for the Environmental Impacts affected by the MSMHE factories, especially production of limestones for cement plant will take the quarry mine life last about 50 years for the Thandawmywet Taung and also 20 years for the Nwalagauk Taung in the future. According to the geological and environmental perspectives, the benefits of research works are to be applied for the production of natural resources of the study area, to fulfill the academic needs of Kyaukse University, and to use the findings in the teaching programs for the Department of Geology.