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Baima Fe/Ti/V Mine

Plant in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodities Iron, Titanium, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183324
MAS/MILS ID 5700510045
Record type Site
Current site name Baima Fe/Ti/V Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 102.05034, 27.11232 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sichuan [Szechwan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Sichuan [Szechwan]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium Critical Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 102.05034, 27.11232
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name See Comments

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 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Panzhihua Mining Co.
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Indicated 1192000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 6.63 wt-pct Titanium Major 1992
    Vanadium V2O5 0.25 wt-pct Vanadium Major 1992
    Iron FeO 26.46 wt-pct Iron Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE DEPOSIT HAS 315 MILLION TONS CONTAINED FE.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE BAIMA BENEFICIATION PLANT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND WILL EMPLOY AN ELECTROMAGNTEIC METHOD TO RECOVER FE CONC. PRIMARILY AND TAILS AS BYPRODUCTS. THE FEED GRADE WILL BE 20-35% FE AND THE OUTPUT GRADE WILL BE 55% FE. THE RATED CAPACITY IS 4.65- 5.58 MT FE CONC./YR.
  • THE PRODUCT GRADE FROM THE MINE IS 20-35% FE AND THE CAPA- CITY IS 15-18 MT ORE/YR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IN-HOUSE REPORT, JUNE, 1992.(C)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BAIMA DEPOSIT IS A VANADIUM-BEARING TITANOMAGNETITE WHICH IS HOSTED IN THE MAFIC-LAYERED INTRUSION. THE ORE BODIES WITH TOTAL THICKNESS OF 150-200M ARE INTER-LAYERED IN THE LOW- ER PARTS OF THE GABBRO INTRUSION. THE ORE BODIES STRETCH 24KM FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND DIP TO THE WEST WITH AN ANGLE FROM 50 TO 70 DEGREES. MORE THAN TEN OTHER ECONOMIC MINERALS INCLUDING CU, CO, NI, CR, SC, TE, SE, PT, S, P, ETC. ARE PRESENT IN ORE BODIES. THE MAIN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ARE VANADIUM-BEARING TITANOMAG- NETITE, ILMENITE AND SULFIDE MINERALS. THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF THREE MINE DISTRICTS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH; THEY ARE XIJIPIN, JIJIPIN. AND TAINJAZHOUN. THE DETAILED EXPLORATION HAS BEEN FINISHED BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN MINED YET. THE CHARACTERS OF THE BAIMA DEPOSIT ARE RELATIVELY HIGHER IN FE CONTENT IN THE TITANOMAGNETITE CONC. AND LOWER IN TI CON- TENT IN THE ORE. THE DEPOSIT IS DESIGNED TO BE MINED BY OPEN PIT AND THE CAPACITY OF MINING IS DESIGNED AS 15-18 MT ORE/YR. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ORE HAS A CONTENT OF 25.84% FE, IT CONSISTS OF .017% CU, .007% CO, .002% NI, .518% S AND .923% P2O5. THE MINING CONDITION IS GOOD. IT HAS A STRIPPING RATIO OF 1.9 CU-M ROCK/CU-M ORE. THE BAIMA DEPOSIT IS PLANNED TO BE MINED FIRST AMONG OTHER NON-PRODUCED MAGNETITE DEPOSITS. THE VANADIUM-BEARING TITANO- MAGNETITE CONC. IS PLANNED TO SUPPLY TO THE SECOND PANXI STEEL AND IRON PLANT, WHICH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE YEARS 1995- 2000 IN THE SICHUAN PROVINCE. THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED 440KM SOUTHWEST OF CHENGDU AND IS ACCESSIBLE BY THE CHENGDU-W. KUNMING RAILWAY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-95 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

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