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Sannae Mine

Producer in Korea, South with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021616
MRDS ID DE00293
Record type Site
Current site name Sannae Mine
Alternate or previous names San Nae

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 128.96563, 35.59858 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Korea, South(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Korea, South
Korea, South

Comments on the location information

  • IN SAMYANG-RI, SANNAE-MYEON. APPROXIMATELY 60 KM NORTH OF BURAN (CHUNG, C.K., 1975).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) 128.96563, 35.59858
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Late Cretaceous Granite Pluton

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: WLFM + SCLT + CLCP + QRTZ

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1966
Year of last production 1985

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mr. Sae Young Kim

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Period 1975-1978
    Material W (CON)
    Description Cp_Grade: ^70% ? Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 70wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ANNUAL PRODUCTION AMOUNT WAS ENTERED AS AN AVERAGE FOR THE YEARS. CUMM. WAS REPORTED FOR YEARS 1975, 77 & 78.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHUNG, C.K., 1975, TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN SOUTH KOREA; KOREAN INSTITUTE OF MINERAL AND MINING ENGINEERS JOURNAL, VOL. 12, NO. 4, P. 192-199.

  • Deposit

    YIH, S.W.H. AND WANG, C.T., 1979, TUNGSTEN - SOURCES, METALLURGY, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS: NEW YORK, PLENUM PRESS, 500 P.

  • Production

    ANNUAL: ITEM 1 YIH AND WANG, 1975.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINING METHOD: UNDERGROUND (?). PRODUCT UPGRADED BEFORE EXPORT: CONCENTRATE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1985 Sinclair, W. David Geological Survey of Canada

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