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Shihung

Producer in Kyonggi-Do, Korea, South with commodity Graphite
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024398
MRDS ID ISM0110
Record type Site
Current site name Shihung

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 126.74899, 37.16515 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kyonggi-Do(province)

Korea, South(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Korea, South Kyonggi-Do

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAPHITE, CRYSTALLINE, FLAKES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 126.74899, 37.16515
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; GRAPHITE, QUARTZ, MICAS, KAOLINIZED FELDSPARS; GRAPHITE BEARING GNEISS, CRUDE ORE CONTAINS 3.5 % FC

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1963
Year of last production 1985

Comments on the production information

  • FLOTATION PLANT 200 TONNES PRODUCT PER MONTH

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "TONS", ESTIMATED RESOURCES

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ().

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DICKSON, T., 1984: KOREAN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS - A BRIEF SUMMARY.- INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1984, P.57-61

  • Deposit

    ANONYM (GOVERNMENT REP. KOREA), 1968: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN KOREA.- ECAFE SUB-COMMITTEE MIN. RESOUR. DEVELOPT. 7.SESS., 1968

  • Deposit

    KIM, H-K., 1972: MINERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR KOREA'S INDUSTRIALIZATION. -KOREAN INST. OF MINERAL & MINING ENGINEERS., 1972

  • Deposit

    GALLAGHER, D., 1963: MINERAL RESOURCES OF KOREA. VOL.6B. - MINING BRANCH; INDUSTRY AND MINING DIVISION, USOM/KOREA

  • Deposit

    SAMBONSUGI, M., 1951: GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FARF EAST, KOREA, MINERAL RESOURCES, VII-21, - TOKYO GEOGR. SOC., 1951

  • Production

    KIM, 1972, P.88

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE FLOTATION OTHER DEPOSITS OF CRYSTALLINE GRAPHITE IN SOUTH KOREA: KURYE PROVINCE JEONRA-SOUTH 35 DEG 10'N, 127 DEG 25'E; KERYONG PROVINCE CHUNGCHEONG-SOUTH 36 DEG 20'N, 127 DEG 15'E; ORYUDONG PROVINCE GYEONG-GI-NORTH 37 DEG 55'N, 126 DEG 47'E; KIMPO PROVINCE GYEONG-GI-NORTH 37 DEG 40'N, 127 DEG 25'E

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1985 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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