Longtou

Producer in Guangxi* [Kwangsi], 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003735
MRDS ID AD00061
Record type Site
Current site name Longtou

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 109.5051, 25.41168 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 80 KM WEST OF LIOUZHOU CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guangxi* [Kwangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guangxi* [Kwangsi]

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :20-40-119491

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN 8,81-20.93%, FE 0.19-1.05%, P 0.0164-0.056%, SIO2 5.36-21.76%, CAO 21.09 -32.94%, MGO 5.14%, AL2O3 0.63%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Datang Tie
    Rock description Datang Tie
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 109.5051, 25.41168

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description A Axl Nww-Trending Anticline Of Short Axl
Type of structure Local
Structure description The Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 1.5M
    Length 3000M
    Width 500M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Strata, Mn-Bearing Series

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1949
Year of first production 1958
Year of last production 1989

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chinese Government
    First year 1950

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LIANG, HOUDE, 1985. GEOLOGICAL FEATURES OF LONGTOU MANGANESE DEPOSITS, YISHAN COUNTY, GUANGXI. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-89 Baohong, Hou; Bolton, B.R. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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