Hsiangtan Manganese Deposit

Producer in Hunan, China with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133784
MAS/MILS ID 5700150006
Record type Site
Current site name Hsiangtan Manganese Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 112.49946, 27.49902 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hunan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hunan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 112.49946, 27.49902

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hsiangtan

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,

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COLS. 26-29 UNDER "AVERAGE MINABLE GRADE" THE ORE IS HIGH GR ALYZING 40-50% MANGANESE. UNDER "RESOURCE QUANTITY" R IN THE DISTRICT ARE CLASSIFIED AS LARGE, WHICH MEANS OVER 1 ON TONS. THE HSIANGTAN MANGANESE DISTRICT IS IN THE EASTERN THE PROVINCE, ABOUT 30KM SOUTH OF CHANGSHA. IT INCLUDES THE CHUNG, HSIAOCHIAWAN, FUSHANFENG AND TACHUNGWAN AND MANY OTHER PITS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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