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Banqi Deposit

Occurrence in Guizhou [Kweichow], China with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084948
MRDS ID W700370
Record type Site
Current site name Banqi Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 105.64965, 24.79922 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 10 KM SOUTH OF YATA DEPOSIT (GUIZHOU PROVINCE)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guizhou [Kweichow](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guizhou [Kweichow]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 172
USGS model code 26a
Deposit model name Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 15

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Rock unit name Xinyuan Formation
    Rock description Xinyuan Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) 105.64965, 24.79922
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Along Southern Edge Of Small (15-Km-Long) East-West-Trending Dome That Has Permian Houziguan Limestone Exposed In Center
Type of structure Local
Structure description Orebodies Are Along Fault That Is Parallel To Axis Of Dome

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Carbonate Breccia Along Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • REPORTEDLY SIMILAR TO GETANG DEPOSIT (GUIZHOU PROVINCE)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CUNNINGHAM, C. G., ASHLEY, R. P., CHOU, I-M., HUANG, Z., WAN, C., AND LI, W., 1988, THE NEWLY DISCOVERED SEDIMENTARY-ROCK HOSTED DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-220, 15 P.

  • Deposit

    CUNNINGHAM, C. G., 1988, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTAINS SEVERAL GRAMS OF GOLD PER TONNE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1988 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1988 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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