| Deposit ID | 10159077 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700590001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yulong Copper Mine |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 98.26654, 31.49869 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Xizang* (Tibet)(province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Xizang* (Tibet) |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Town (1) | 98.26654, 31.49869 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1966 |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of The People'S Republic Of China |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | China Pr |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700590001 |
CHINESE MINES, VOLUME I. GEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING CO.: BEIJING
1989, P.47.
CHINA'S METALS AND MINERALS: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE. US-
CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL: WASHINGTON DC, 1988, P.71.
WERNER, A. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, STATISTICS AND
LOCATIONS. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MINES AND RESOURCES:
CANADA, 1988, PP. 26-27.
MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHINA, V.1, 1990, GEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING
HOUSE, BEIJING, CHINA, PP. 13-19.
FAN, POW-FOONG, GEOLOGIC SETTING OF SELECTED COPPER DEPOSITS
OF CHINA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1984, V. 79, PP. 1789-1791.
MA HONGWEN, THE GENETIC TYPE OF GRANITIC PORPHYRIES IN
YULONG COPPER BELT, EASTERN XIZANG, 1990, VOL.17, NO.3,
JOURNAL OF CHENGDU COLLEGE OF GEOLOGY (QUARTERLY WITH
ENGLISH ABSTRACTS) PUBLISHED BY EDITORIAL OFFICE OF
JOURNAL OF CHENGDU COLLEGE OF GEOLOGY.
MA HONGWEN, PETROGRAPHY AND COPPER MINERALIZATION MARKS
OF THE GRANITIC PORPHYRIES FROM YULONG PROPHYRY COPPER
BELT, 1990, NO. 1, TIBET GEOLOGY, PUBLISHED BY THE
PEOPLE'S PUBLISHING HOUSE OF TIBET, LHASA, TIBET.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE DEPOSIT IS A COPPER PORPHRYRY-SKARN COMPLEX. AVERAGE CU GRADE IS 0.52%, ALSO CONTAINS MO, CO, FE, S, W, AU, AG AND PT. DEPOSIT IS EXTENSIVELY ALTERED-POTASSIC, SILIFICATION, CLAYIZATION AND SERICITIZATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-1994 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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