Heixiakou

Producer in Gansu [Kansu], China with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003719
MRDS ID AD00043
Record type Site
Current site name Heixiakou

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 97.70817, 39.70376 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gansu [Kansu](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Gansu [Kansu]

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :20-40-119501

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN 35%, SIO2 20-30%, N/FE 10, P 0.03%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Shang Yan
    Rock description Shang Yan
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) 97.70817, 39.70376

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, STRATOID
    Thickness 7.4M
    Length 225M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Strata, Layer

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: C2

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1990

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chinese Government

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHEN, GUANGQING, ET AL, 1985. GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN GANSHU PROVINCE. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-90 Baohong, Hou; Bolton, B.R. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.