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Guandong Province Titanium Mine

Plant in Guangdong [Kwangtung], China with commodities REE, Titanium, Zirconium
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  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. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182961
MAS/MILS ID 5700310056
Record type Site
Current site name Guandong Province Titanium Mine
Alternate or previous names Zhanjiang, Guanpo, Dianbai, Haikang, Xitou, Guangdong Province Deposits, Yangjiang

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 111.01622, 21.49951 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guangdong [Kwangtung](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guangdong [Kwangtung]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Secondary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 111.01622, 21.49951
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 6000M
    Width 500M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840117

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN THE GUANGDONG PROVINCE THE CONCENTRATION OF MINERALS CONTAINING TITANIUM IS TYPICALLY ABOUT 35 KG/CU METER OF SAND. GIVEN THAT A CU. METER OF SAND WEIGHS ABOUT 1500 KG THE SAND CONTAINS ROUGHLY 2.3% TITANIUM MINERALS BY WEIGHT-

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Electrostatic-Magnetic

Mining district

District name Guangoong Prov.

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 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner Guangdong Metallurgical Industries Bureau
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • MONAZITE IS ALSO PRODUCED AT A RATE OF 75 MT/YR (6-7% TH02).
  • IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN THE HEAVY MINERAL SANDS OF GUANGDONG PROVINCE WERE DISCOVERED NOR IS IT KNOWN WHEN EXACTLY EACH

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Measured 130000000mt ore
    Indicated 304000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 434000000mt ore
    Total resources 434000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 1.2 wt-pct Titanium Minor 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES NUMEROUS MINES IN THE PROVINCE.
  • THE BREAKDOWN BETWEEN RESERVES BY PLANT SITE LOCATION IS NOT KNOWN NOR IS THE BREAKDOWN OF RESERVES BETWEEN RIVER AND COASTAL DEPOSITS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 20280
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE DISTANCES TO THE CONCENTRATOR FROM THE MINING SITE VARIES AS THERE ARE VARIOUS SITES. 10 KM WAS TAKEN AS TO BE AN AVERAGE AS SOME MINING SITES ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE CON- CENTRATOR AND SOME ARE AS FAR AS 50KM AWAY. MOST OF THE CONCENTRATE GOES TO ZHANJIANG TO BE SHIPPED TO PIGMENT PLANTS THROUGHOUT CHINA. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE CONCENTRATE ( THAT WHICH GRADES 50% T102 ) IS SOLD FOB AND SOME IS TRANSFERRED TO RAIL BOUND FOR PIGMENT PLANTS.
  • BEFORE THE SAND IS TRANFERRED TO THE PLANT, IT IS RAN THROUGH A WOODEN SLUICE TO SEPARATE THE HEAVY AND LIGHT FRACTIONS AFTER BEING MINED. THE GUANGDONG PROCESSING PLANTS VARY IN SIZE, BUT ON AVERAGE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE ILMENITE CONCENTRATE AT THE RATE OF 15,000 MT/YR GRADING 52% T102. THESE PLANTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO RECOVER SMALL QUANTITIES OF ZIRCON, MONAZITE, AND RUTILE AS WELL AS ILMENITE. AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION FROM A MILL IS 15,000 MT/YR ILMENITE 600 MT/YR ZIRCON, 75 MT/YR MONAZITE AND 50 MT/YR RUTILE THE K TABLE LISTS THE CUMULATIVE CAPACITY OF ALL FIVE PLANTS ON THE GUANGDONG MAINLAND.
  • ONE TOTAL FEED TO THE GUANGDONG PLANTS IS GIVEN (20280 MT ORE/DAY)

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN MANY PLACES THE DEPOSITS CONSIST OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT, ROUGHLY PARALLEL STRANDS. EXACT DIMENSIONAL DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANY SPECIFIC DEPOSITS FEEDING THE FIVE GUANGDONG PLANTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-JUL-1994 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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