Daliangze Pb/Zn Mine

Plant in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158726
MAS/MILS ID 5700510061
Record type Site
Current site name Daliangze Pb/Zn Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 102.72142, 26.66936 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sichuan [Szechwan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Sichuan [Szechwan]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 102.72142, 26.66936

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1973
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Lianshan Yi

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 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE TOTAL RESERVES MENTIONNED CONTAIN: 2.1256 MMT ZN; .1174 MMT PB; 821 MT AG; 25,135 MT CD; 192 MT GE; 188 MT GA; AND 997,784 MT S.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE MINED ORE THAT IS SENT TO THE DALIANGZE BENEFICIATION PLANT IS PROCESSED EMPLOYING FLOTATION. A FEED CONTAINING 11.25% ZN AND .7% PB IS PROCESSED TO OBTAIN A ZN-PB CONC. WITH 55% ZN AND 50% PB. RATED CAPACITY IS CURRENTLY 900 MT/DAY.
  • THE DALIANGZE MINE EMPLOYS THE OPEN PIT METHOD TO OBTAIN AN ORE PRODUCT THAT IS 11.25% ZN AND .7% PB. RATED CAPACITY IS CURRENTLY 900 MT/DAY.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DALIANGZE ZN(PB) DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN HUIDUNG COUNTY, LIANSHAN YI AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT. IT IS 217 KM FROM TOYIUNLONG RAILWAY STATION ON THE XICHANG-HUIDUNG MAIN ROAD. ACCESS IS BY THE CHENGDU-XICHANG MAIN ROAD. IT IS 467 KM SW OF CHENGDU. THE DEPOSIT WAS FIRST MINED IN 1973 BY OPEN PIT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE DALIANGZE BENEFICIATION PLANT WAS CONSTRUCTED. MINING AND ORE DRESSING CAPACITY WERE BOTH 300 MT/DAY. BY THE END OF 1990, BOTH CAPACITIES REACHED 600-900 MT/DAY. PLANS CALL FOR CAPACITY EXPANSION TO 1,800 MT/DAY BY THE YEAR 2000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-1995 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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