Longtou Manganese Deposit

Occurrence 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. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003736
MRDS ID AD00062
Record type Site
Current site name Longtou Manganese Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 108.49957, 24.49925 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 60 KM E. LIUZHOU CITY, GUANGXI PROVINCE

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 :20-41-119491

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore

Analytical data

Result MN 24.12-40.24%, SIO2 9.24-32.14%, MN/FE >20%, P/MN 0.003%, FE 0.15-1.05%, CAO 20.64-40.90%, MGO 3.99-37.50%, AL203 0.25-0.63%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 108.49957, 24.49925

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nww Strike Anticline - 15 Km Long, 4 Km Wide
Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Thickness 4M
    Length 3000M
    Width 500M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Early Carboniferous Mn-Bearing Series, Anticline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Longtou, Yishan, Guangxi

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LIANG, HOUDE, 1985. GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LONG-TERM MANGANESE DEPOSIT, YISHAN. QUANGXI. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1989 Baohong, Hou Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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