Wujiaao Mine

Past Producer in Hunan, China with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100550
MRDS ID W700459
Record type Site
Current site name Wujiaao Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 112.16613, 28.41562 (WGS84)
Relative position 120 KM WNW OF CHANGSHU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hunan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hunan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 112.16613, 28.41562

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Euxinic Basin

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1958

Comments on the workings information

  • 35-40 % S ORE, V. LOW AS; 40,000 TONS/YR PRODUCED; S USED TO PRODUCE H2SO4.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DELIAN, F., XUEFENG, R., JINFA, J., JI, P., AND ZHIPING, Z., 1988, ORE DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK SHALE SERIES IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF HUNAN PROVINCE: GUIDE BOOK, EXCURSION B5, IAS. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEDIMENTOLOGY RELATED TO MINERAL DEPOSITS, BEIJING, CHINA, 15 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1988 Leventhal, Joel U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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