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Dajishan Mine

Producer in Jiangxi [Kiangsi], China with commodities Tungsten, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021651
MRDS ID DE00337
Record type Site
Current site name Dajishan Mine
Alternate or previous names Tajishan, Ta-Chi Shan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 114.38275, 24.58259 (WGS84)
Relative position DAJISHAN MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jiangxi [Kiangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Jiangxi [Kiangsi]
China Jiangxi [Kiangsi]

Comments on the location information

  • FROM U.S. OPERATIONAL NAVIGATION CHART (ONC H-12), 1:1,000,000. ANOTHER SOURCE INDICATES 24-29-00N, 114-18-00E (DICKERMAN, N., 1948)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 114.38275, 24.58259
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Contact Aureole Of Jurassic Granite

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 200M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: QRTZ + WLFM + SCLT + FLDP + MICA + TRML + FLRT + SLPD. SETS OF NORTHWEST TRENDING WOLFRAMITE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS ARE 0.1 TO 3.0 M WIDE, UP TO 650 M LONG AND 300 M IN VERTICAL EXTENT. DISSEMINATED WOLFRAMITE, NB-TA AND BE MINERALS ALSO OCCUR IN AN IRREGULAR-SHAPED BODY OF MUSCOVITE GRANITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918
Year of first production 1918
Year of last production 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HSU, KE-CHIN, 1943, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN KIANGSI, CHINA; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SEPT.-OCT., VOL. 38, NO. 6, P. 431-474.

  • Deposit

    ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I., AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 51 P.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, WORLD MINING, 1979, TIN, TUNGSTEN RECOVERIES AND AUTOMATIC CONTROL, WORLD MINING, VOL. 32, NO. 9, AUG. 1979, P. 82.

  • Deposit

    WU, WEISUN, 1982, BENEFICATION AND UPGRADING OF TUNGSTEN ORES IN CHINA, IN MINING JOURNAL BOOKS LIMITED (ED.) TUNGSTEN: 1982, PORCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 1-5, 1982, P. 64-70.

  • Deposit

    MINE STAFF, DAJISHAN MINE (PER. COMM. TO J.E. ELLIOTT, U.S.G.S.).

  • Deposit

    DICKERMAN, N., 1948, MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHINA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FOREIGN MINERALS SURVEY, VOL. 2, NO. 7, JANUARY 1948, P. 62.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCT UPGRADED BEFORE EXPORT: CONCENTRATE

Reporter information

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

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