Lohsueh Copper Deposit

Unknown in Yunnan, China with commodity Copper
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133733
MAS/MILS ID 5700570021
Record type Site
Current site name Lohsueh Copper Deposit
Alternate or previous names Lohsueh Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 102.49973, 26.49907 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yunnan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Yunnan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 102.49973, 26.49907

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tungchuan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IKONNIKOV, A.B., MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHINA, G.S.A., MICROFO

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 328, 329, 402, 403, 538.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DRESSED ORE ANALYZED FROM 10-20%. THE DEPOSIT IS FOUND I PLEX ANTICLINAL FOLD. THE LAYERS, TENS OF KILOMETERS LONG AN TO TWO METERS THICK, HAVE A HIGH ANGLE OF DIP, ALMOST VERTIC SOME PLACES. THE ORE OCCURS IN FORMS OF HORSE TAILS, RETICUL INS, THIN VEINS AND NODULES IN A GANGUE OF QUARTZ AND CARBON

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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