Waitoushan Iron Mine

Producer in Liaoning, China with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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 10183564
MAS/MILS ID 5700350027
Record type Site
Current site name Waitoushan Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Waitoushan Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 123.74902, 41.33155 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Liaoning(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Liaoning

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 123.74902, 41.33155

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit

Mining district

District name Benxi

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 1989
  • Type Operator
    Owner Benxi Iron And Steel Co.
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 12329000mt ore
    Demonstrated 12329000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 28.45 wt-pct Iron Major 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE YEARBOOK OF IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY PRESS, 1989.

  • Deposit

    WERNER, A., THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, RESOURCE EVALU-

  • Deposit

    ATION DIVISION, ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA,

  • Deposit

    MAY, 1988.

  • Deposit

    CHIN, E. AND KUO, CHIN S.; THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY OF

  • Deposit

    CHINA; USBM MINERAL ISSUES SERIES, MARCH 1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BENXI CO. CONSISTS OF TWO MINES(WAITOUSHAN AND NANFEN). MINERAL CENTER AND STEELWORKS FIRST DEVELOPED BY THE JAPANESE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1995 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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