Xiangtan

Producer in Hunan, 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 10003763
MRDS ID AD00093
Record type Site
Current site name Xiangtan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 112.80223, 27.80456 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 14 KM OF XIANGTAN CITY

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
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN 15-28%, SIO2 10-25%, CAO 6-15%, P 0.1-0.2%, FE 2-3%, MG 2-4%, S 1-2%, AL203 2-5%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Doushantuo;Nantuo
    Rock description Doushantuo;Nantuo

Nearby scientific data

(1) 112.80223, 27.80456

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Xiannushan Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description The Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 11M
    Depth to top 20M
    Depth to bottom 200M

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
Discovery year 1913
Year of first production 1929
Year of last production 1989

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chinese Government
    First year 1950

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHONG, SHIZHEN, 1985. GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF XIANGTAN MANGANESE DEPOSIT IN HUNAN PROVINCE. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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