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Qibaoshan

Past Producer in Hunan, China with commodities Sulfur, Copper, Iron, Zinc, Manganese, Gold, Silver, Lead, Cadmium, Indium, Gallium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003745
MRDS ID AD00073
Record type Site
Current site name Qibaoshan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 113.51053, 28.16565 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 60 KM EAST OF CHANGSHA, THE CAPITAL OF HUNAN, Estimated From The Map 1 : 2 000 000, Estimated From The Map 1 : 2 000 000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hunan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hunan

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :20-40-119491

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Copper Primary
Iron Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Cadmium Tertiary
Indium Critical Tertiary
Gallium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Skarn, Carbonatite, Silicification

Analytical data

Result MN 4.3%, TFE 19.5%, AU 1.04 T/G, AG 40.75 T/G, PB 1.7%, ZN 0.8%, CU 0.08%, IN 0.0016%, GA 0.042%, GE 0.08%, SIO2 25.55%, AL203 14.24%, CAO 0.8%, MGO 0.5%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 113.51053, 28.16565
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MN-EARTH

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Skarn Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1968
Year of first production 1975
Year of last production 1990

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chinese Government

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TANG, GUIQIU, 1985. A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF GEOLOGY IN QIBAOSHAN. AU-AG-FE-MN EARTH DISTRICT, LIUYANG, HUNAN. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MN ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT SIZE SMALL FOR MN, BUT OTHERWISE LARGE

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.

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