Huangsha

Occurrence in Jiangxi [Kiangsi], China with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024786
MRDS ID ISM0538
Record type Site
Current site name Huangsha
Alternate or previous names Yudu, Huichang Hweichang

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.39939, 25.99916 (WGS84)

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]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TUNGSTEN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Tieshanglong Granite
    Rock description Tieshanglong Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.39939, 25.99916

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Contact Zone Of Jurassic Granite Pluton

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; WLFM + QRTZ + MSCV + ARPR + BSMN + CSTR + PYRT + SPLR + CLCP + STNT + TRDR + BSMT; OREBODIES CONSIST OF VEINS AND VEIN SETS; AT LEAST 8 SEPARATE GROUPS OF VEI NS WITH DIFFERENT ORIENTATIONS ARE INDICATED. VEINS OCCUR MAINLY IN HOST ROCK ABOVE GRANITE PLUTON BUT EXTEND INTO GRANITE AT DEPTH. INDIVIDUAL VEIN SETS AR E UP TO 2,000 M LONG, 5 TO 100 M WIDE AND 650 TO 1,000 M IN VERTICAL EXTENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1947

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE

Comments on development

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CHEN ZUNDA AND HU LISUI, 1982, THE GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PRIMARY Z ONING OF HUANGSHA VEIN-TYPE TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT, IN J.V. HEPWORTH AND H.Z. YU (EDS .), TUNGSTEN GEOLOGY: CHINA; ESCAP/RMRDC, BANDUNG, INDONESIA, P. 257-268.

  • Deposit

    XIA HONGYUAN, LIANG SHUYI, XIE WEIXIN AND SHUAI DEQUAN, 1982, PRIMARY ZONIN G OF HUANGSHA TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT AND ITS GENESIS, IN J.V. HEPWORTH AND H.Z. YU (E DS.), TUNGSTEN GEOLOGY: CHINA; ESCAP/RMRDC, BANDUNG, INDONESIA, P. 451-461.

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.).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1986 Sinclair, W.David Geological Survey of Canada

Beyond USGS

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