| Deposit ID | 10159188 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5830000009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kuan Shan |
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.24926, 23.07942 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 250 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taiwan(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Taiwan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Nickel Iron | Unknown |
| (1) | 121.24926, 23.07942 |
|---|
| Length | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1938 |
| Year of first production | 1938 |
| District name | Taitung County |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eastern Taiwan Mining Co. |
| Home office | China (Taiwan) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Owned |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | China (Taiwan) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5830000009 |
HO, C.S. & LEE, CHIN-NAN ECON. MINERALS OF TAIWAN, GEOL. S
OF TAIWAN, TAIPEI, CHINA, 1963, P. 252-254.
MRSO REPORT 122 SYSTEMATIC INVEN. WORLD MIN. RESOURCES P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MOST ORES ARE LOW GRADE AND EXPENSIVE TO MINE. ORES ARE B COMMERCIAL LEVEL TO WARRANT RENEWED OPER. UNLESS LARGE RI ORE IS DISCOVERED IN DEEPER PART OF ORE BODIES, STILL UNEXPL OR NEW METHODS FOR TREATING ARE DEVELOPED. FOUR NICKELFERROUS BODIES IN THE AREA ONLY TWO OF ECONOMIC S ORE BODY ONE: LATE MAGMATIC RESIDUAL LIQUID SEGREGATION. CHIEF ORE: NICKEL BEARING PYRITE GRADE: RICH ORE .5-.6% AVE. GANGUE: IRON OXIDES, ALUMINA SILICATES, CLAY MINERALS. ORE BODY 4: 300M N. OF BODY 1 FORMED BY INTRODUCTION OF H THERMAL SULPHIDE-BEARING SOLUTION LATER THAN ORE BODY 1. SHA NETWORK OF VEINS. OVERALL GRADE FOR THE 4 ORE BODIES: BELOW AND MOSTLY UNDER 0.5%. RESERVES: 5,319MT FOR ORE BODIES 1 & 2,000,000MT TOTAL ORE RESERVES AT 0.2-0.3%NI (M. OGASAWARA) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Ewsc | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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