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Lalachang Copper Deposit

Plant in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Selenium, Silver, Sulfur
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133928
MAS/MILS ID 5700510070
Record type Site
Current site name Lalachang Copper Deposit
Alternate or previous names Lala

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 101.96165, 26.1924 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sichuan [Szechwan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Sichuan [Szechwan]

Comments on the location information

  • THE LALA DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN HUILI COUNTY, LIANSHAN YI AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT, 550 KM SW OF CHENGDU. A MINE ROAD CONNECTED TO CHUANDAN STATE ROAD LEADS TO THE DEPOSIT. IT LIES ON THE BANK OF THE JINGSHA RIVER. THE CHENGDU-W. KUNMING RAILWAY PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE DEPOSIT; THE STATION LIES ON THE OPPOSITE BANK OF THE RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary
Selenium Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 101.96165, 26.1924
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ORIGIN OF THE DEPOSIT IS VOLCANIC SEDIMENTATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Lianshan Yi

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ORE CONSISTS OF MO AND AG IN ADDITION TO THE ELEMENTS MENTIONNED IN THE Q-TABLE. THE METAL RESERVES IN THE DEPOSIT ARE: 646,700 MT CU; 12,164 MT CO; AND 6.386 MT AU.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE LALA BENEFICIATION PLANT HAS A RATED CAPACITY OF 6,000 MT/DAY WHICH WILL BE ACHIEVED IN THE YEAR 2000. AT PRESENT, THE PLANT PROCESSES .92% CU FEED TO PRODUCE A CU CONC. AS WELL AS MO CONC. AND CO CONC. AS CO-PRODUCTS. ACTUAL CAPACITY IN 1986 WAS 500 MT/DAY; NOW, IT IS ESTIMATED AT 2,000 MT/DAY. AFTER FLOTATION, THE RECOVERY RATIOS ARE: 89% CU; 50% CO; AND 78% MO. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THESE CONCS. CONSIST OF 4,680 MT CU, 114 MT MO, AND 61.2 MT CO, YEARLY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHINA'S METALS AND MINERALS, THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL

  • Deposit

    1988, P.71.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-94 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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