Yeongil

Occurrence in Korea, South with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090234
MRDS ID AD00271
Record type Site
Current site name Yeongil

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 127.83375, 36.37362 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Korea, South(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Korea, South

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Birnessite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Todorokite Ore
Wad Ore
Chalcedony Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 127.83375, 36.37362

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR HORIZONS, VEINS, BEDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Galpyeongdong, Ocheonmyeon

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KIM, S.F., 1972. GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS AT YEONGIL, KOREA INT GEOL CONGR. PROC, 24/4 : 344 - 350

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 DIFFERENT MODES OF ORE FORMATION A) MN OXIDES CEMENTING FELSITIC RHYOLITE OR PORPHYRITIC RHYOLITE. B) RHODOCHROSITE VEINS (HYDROTHERMAL) ALONG FISSURES IN THE UNBRECCIATED PART OF THE RYOLITE. C) SMALL DEPOSITS OF REWORKED ORESS (A AND B) IN AN OLD RIVER BED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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