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Panzhihua

Producer in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodity Vanadium
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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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024931
MRDS ID ISM0683
Record type Site
Current site name Panzhihua

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 101.96641, 27.29901 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sichuan [Szechwan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Sichuan [Szechwan]

Comments on the location information

  • TOTAL STRIKE LENGTH OF DEPOSITION IS APPROXIMATELY 5KM. ELEVATION: 20M A.S.L. ; LONGITUDE IS CENTROID

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Vanadium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ZIRCONIUM

Nearby scientific data

(1) 101.96641, 27.29901
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NIL; N.A.; ILMN + RUTL + MNZT + ZRCN (+ QRTZ); SAND DUNES CHARACTERISED BY AN ABSENCE OF CONSTITUENTS THAT WOULD GO INTO COLLOIDAL SUSPENSION IF TAILINGS FROM THE DEPOSIT WERE DISPOSED OF INTO THE SEA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1939
Year of first production 1977

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Panzhihua Iron And Steel Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Chinese Government

Comments on the production information

  • MIL

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BY CALCULATION

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (NO INFRASTRUCTURE;). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(NO); ASSESSMENT(VALUES ARE GENERALLY TO LOW AND INCONSISTENT FOR EXPLOITATION. THE DEPOSIT IS SITUTATED 80KM BY ROAD FROM EAST LONDON, THE NEAREST PORT.); 1969 WAS THE ONLY YEAR OF PRODUCTION. GRADES OF TITANIUM MINERALS GENERALLY TOO LOW AND INCONSISTENT FOR EXPLORATION. NONE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, DEPOSIT REPORT (PREPARED BY: KAISER ENGINEERS, INC., JOB NO. 81156-002, JUNE 1982)

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1981, 1982

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, 1980

  • Deposit

    CHINA'S STRATEGIC MINERALS & METALS IN: CHINA BUSINESS REVIEW, 1981

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.). OPEN-CUT DATE OF ORIGINAL: 27-JUL-88; DATE OF LAST CHANGE: 05-MAY-89

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1986 Rossouw, Cindy Geological Survey of South Africa

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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