Rongxi

Producer in Sichuan [Szechwan], 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. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003749
MRDS ID AD00077
Record type Site
Current site name Rongxi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 108.96899, 28.4295 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimated From The Map 1 : 2 000 000, Estimated From The 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Rhodochrosite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN 19.78%, P 0.181%, SIO2 23.10%, TIO2 0.40%, AL203 9.25%, FE203 4.50%, H20 0.58%, AO 6.21%, MGO 0.98%, S 0.373%, LOSS 26.29

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Nantuo
    Rock description Nantuo
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Till

Nearby scientific data

(1) 108.96899, 28.4295

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, LENTICULAR
    Thickness 8.8M
    Length 57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mn-Bearing Series

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Xioushan Mn-District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chinese Government

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHENG, XINGCHUAN, ET. AL, 1985. GEOLOGICAL FEATURE AND MINEROGENETIC CONDITION OF SINIAN MN DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEAST OF 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.