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Emei Phosphate Mine

Producer in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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 10158662
MAS/MILS ID 5700510041
Record type Site
Current site name Emei Phosphate Mine
Alternate or previous names Omei

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 103.49969, 29.59884 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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

  • DEPOSIT LOCATED IN CENTRAL SICHUAN (SZECHUAN) PROVINCE, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA. NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON MINING/MILLING AVAILABLE; TYPE OF OPERATION UNKNOWN; MINING BELIEVED TO BE ACTIVE AND BY MANUAL LABOR. ELEVATION IN MOUNTAINS 160 KILOMETERS TO THE WEST OF OMEI EXCEEDS 7500 METERS. DEPOSIT MAY BE COMPOSED OF NUMEROUS SCATTERED DEPOSITS IN THE PROVINCE. TYPE OF MINERAL HOLDING, OTHER: ALL LAND AND MINERALS PROPERTY OF THE STATE IN PR CHINA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 103.49969, 29.59884
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830411

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERAL TYPE IS UNKNOWN.
  • THE EMEI DEPOSIT IS A LARGE PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST MARGIN OF A LARGE RECTANGULAR BASIN, APPROXIMATELY 250KM LONG AND 200KM ACROSS. THE GRADE OF THE ORE IS REPORTED TO BE "HIGH".
  • FORMATION IS PART OF LEI-PO SUITE; SUITE IS 30 TO 50 METERS THICK WITH 5 METER SEQUENCE OF PHOSPHORITES. THE DEPOSIT IS PROBABLY OF PALEOZOIC OR MESOZOIC AGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of Mines
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ministry Of Chemical Industries
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • CONTROL OF OPERATIONS IS FROM PROVINCIAL MINISTRIES OR COUNTY-LEVEL GOVERNMENTS.

Comments on the production information

  • NO GRADE INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
  • NO HISTORICAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. NO EXPLORATION DATA AVAILABLE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEPOSIT DESCRIBED IN GENERAL BY BRITISH SULPHUR, 1987 NO RESERVE/GRADE DATA.
  • FORMALLY OMEI INFERRED ONLY
  • NO RESERVE/GRADE DATA AVAILABLE. DEPOSIT DESCRIBED IN GENERAL BY BRITISH SULPHUR, 1987

Comments on the workings information

  • VEGETATION VARIES FROM MODERATE TO SPARSE DEPENDING SCOPE AND AVAILABLE WATER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980. WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS. 4TH EDITION. LONDON. PP. 185-190.

  • Deposit

    M.C. MEW, ED.

  • Deposit

    LEE, ANNABELLE I.N., ED. 1980. FERTILIZER OCCURENCES IN THE

  • Deposit

    ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. EAST-WEST RESOURCE SYSTEMS

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE. HONOLULU, HAWAII. PP. 106, 129-135.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1987, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., LONDON, PP. 182-183.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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