Piaotang Tungsten Mine

Producer in Jiangxi [Kiangsi], China with commodities Tin, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159160
MAS/MILS ID 5700230009
Record type Site
Current site name Piaotang Tungsten Mine
Alternate or previous names Piaotang Tungsten Ore Deposit, Cheng-Men-Shan Iron Ore Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 114.33272, 25.58248 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jiangxi [Kiangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Jiangxi [Kiangsi]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Topaz Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 114.33272, 25.58248

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 600M
    Length 1200M
    Width 10M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Date of Last Modification 830826

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cheng-Men-Shan

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 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 175000
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL TRADE NOTES U S DEPT OF THE INTERIOR MAY 1952 P128-1

  • Deposit

    PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ATLAS BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN

  • Deposit

    TECTONIC MAP OF CHINA AND MONGOLIA BY U S G S RESTON VA 1966

  • Deposit

    DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER ONC H-12 ED 5 1972

  • Deposit

    ATLAS OF CHINA BY CHIAO-MIN HSIEH MCGRAW-HILL BOOK CO 1973

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-NOV-94 Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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