Jiaodingshan

Past Producer in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodities Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel
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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003725
MRDS ID AD00051
Record type Site
Current site name Jiaodingshan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 102.96915, 29.50717 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 200 KM SOUTHWEST OF CHENGDU, THE CAPITAL OF SICUAN, Estimated From Map 1 : 2 000 000, Estimated From Map 1 : 2 000 000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sichuan [Szechwan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Sichuan [Szechwan]

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :20-40-119491

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN 31.55%, CO 0.067%, NI 0.046%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 102.96915, 29.50717

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description A Brachy-Anticlinal Fold

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, LENTICULAR
    Thickness 4.85M
    Length 100M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mn-Bearing Series

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Hanyuan Co-Mn District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chinese Government

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LI BENNENG, 1985. TYPES AND FEATURES OF MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN SICUAN PROVINCE. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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