Muping County Gold Operations

Producer in Shandong [Shantung], China with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159031
MAS/MILS ID 5700450044
Record type Site
Current site name Muping County Gold Operations

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 121.59913, 37.29843 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shandong [Shantung](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Shandong [Shantung]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 121.59913, 37.29843

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAFO STAFF VISITED XINANHE PLACER OPERATION IN 1992 XINANHE IS LOCATED 10 KM FROM YANTAI AIRPORT ON A 33,000 SQ. M SITE. THERE ARE THREE DREDGES, HOWEVER, DUE TO LOW WATER LEVEL, NONE OF THEM ARE OPERATING. THE ORE WAS 0.2 G/CU.M AT THE BEGIN- NING OF OPERATION, AND HAS DROPPED TO LESS THAN 0.1 G/CU M. THIS OPERATION IS UNRPOFITABLE. THE MINE MANAGER IS SEEKING JOINT VENTURE WITH OVERSEA HIGH TECH. INDUSTRY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
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 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Muping County Gold Co.
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MUOPING COUNTY GOLD COMPANY OPERATES 8 MINES IN SHANDONG OF VARIOUS SIZES; MUOPING COUNTY, JINNIUSHAN,FULUDI, GAOLING XINANHE, HAGOUSHAN, DONGDAOKOU, PUXITOU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHINA GOLD INDUSTRY INDEX, CHANGCHUN GOLD RESEARCH

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE, CHINA, 1991, P. 199, 233-236. (IN CHINESE)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1994 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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