Hungshuichai Tungsten Mine

Prospect 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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183146
MAS/MILS ID 5700230005
Record type Site
Current site name Hungshuichai Tungsten Mine
Alternate or previous names Hungshuichai Tungsten Deposit, Shangping Tungsten Ore Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 114.18272, 25.48249 (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
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Beryl Unknown
Bismuthinite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Mica Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Topaz Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 114.18272, 25.48249

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 90S
    Thickness 13M
    Length 900M
    Width 150M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Strike And Dip N90E:90S
    Minimum Depth to Top 80
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1924
Year of first production 1929

Mining district

District name Shangping

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    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 75000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUNGSTEN BY K C LI AND CHUNG YU WANG 1955 REINHOLD PUBLISHIN

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 38 SEPT-OCT 1943 NO 6 BY KE-CHIN HSU P4

  • Deposit

    CHINAS GEOGRAPHIC FOUNDATIONS BY G B CRESSEY 1934 MCGRAW-HIL

  • Deposit

    DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER ONC H-12 ED 5 1:1000

  • Deposit

    PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ATLAS BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN

  • Deposit

    WU, W., TUNGSTEN, CHINESE TUNGSTEN ORE, PROCEEDINGS OF THE

  • Deposit

    FIRST INTERNATIONAL TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, STOCKHOLM,

  • Deposit

    SEPT. 1979, P. 118-126.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE IS NO DECREASE IN THE TENOR OF ORE IN DEEPER WORKINGS PROBABLE THE MINING HERE CAN BE CARRIED DOWNWARD FOR ANOTHER OPERATING DAYS/YEAR ARE UNKNOWN, CAPACITIES AND OUTPUT ARE EXPRESSED IN METRIC TONS/YEAR. CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS ARE UNKNOWN.

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.