Tientu Iron Mine

Producer in Hainan, China with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133935
MAS/MILS ID 5700070009
Record type Site
Current site name Tientu Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Tientu Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 109.49957, 18.49978 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hainan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hainan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 109.49957, 18.49978

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Date of Last Modification 930824

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

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 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 232, 283.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1994 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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