Gongchangling Iron Deposit

Producer in Liaoning, 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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158949
MAS/MILS ID 5700350035
Record type Site
Current site name Gongchangling Iron Deposit
Alternate or previous names Kungchangling Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 122.94904, 41.11495 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Liaoning(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Liaoning

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 122.94904, 41.11495

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Date of Last Modification 920518

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods

Mining district

District name Anshan

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 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Anshan Metallurgical Mines Co.
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 25072000mt ore
    Demonstrated 25072000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 30.3 wt-pct Iron Major 1992
    Iron Fe 35.5 wt-pct Iron Major 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE YEARBOOK OF IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, VOL.1,

  • Deposit

    METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY PRESS, 1989.

  • Deposit

    WERNER, A., THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, RESOURCE

  • Deposit

    EVALUATION DIVISION, ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    CANADA, MAY 1988.

  • Deposit

    CHIN, E. AND KUO, CHIN S.; THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY OF

  • Deposit

    CHINA; USBM MINERAL ISSUES SERIES, MARCH 1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANSHAN METALLURGICAL MINES CO. HAS FIVE MINES. TOTAL RESERVE CONSISTS OF 23.67 MMT OF OPEN PIT AND 1.27 MMT OF UNDERGROUND ORE. GONGCHANGLING DEPOSIT HAS BOTH. OTHER DEPOSITS HAVE OPEN PIT RESERVES ONLY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-95 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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