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Xiangdong Mine

Producer in Jiangxi [Kiangsi], China with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021655
MRDS ID DE00342
Record type Site
Current site name Xiangdong Mine
Alternate or previous names Hsiang-Tung

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 113.69942, 27.69901 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jiangxi [Kiangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Jiangxi [Kiangsi]

Comments on the location information

  • FROM GAZETEER
  • THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED 35 KM SOUTH OF LA RUMAROSA (RUMAROSA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 113.69942, 27.69901
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: SCLT + GRNT + DPSD + VSVN + PYRT + PYTT + CLCP + ARPR. SCHEELITE-BEARING SKARN ZONES OCCUR IN ROOF PENDANTS IN QUARTZ DIORITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • IN EARLY 1980'S (?) DAILY THROUGHPUT REPORTED TO BE 1,000 TONS/DAY (CHIN, E.).
  • PRODUCTION MAINLY FROM EL FENOMENO MINE DURING 1917-1919 AND 1937-1943.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHIN, E., THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, PREPRINT FROM THE 1981 BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, P. 21.

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCT UPGRADED BEFORE EXPORT: PRODUCTION FROM EL FENOMENO IN 1917-19, 1937-43, 1969. DURING WW I AND WW II THERE WAS ALSO PRODUCTION FROM OTHER DEPOSITS IN DISTRICT.
Deposit Discovery Year: ABOUT 1914-1918

Reporter information

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

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