Xun-Jiang Titanium Mine

Producer in Guangxi* [Kwangsi], China with commodities REE, Titanium, Zirconium
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. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206635
MAS/MILS ID 5700290043
Record type Site
Current site name Xun-Jiang Titanium Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 110.83282, 23.49934 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guangxi* [Kwangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guangxi* [Kwangsi]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Secondary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 110.83282, 23.49934

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    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
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 930226

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1975
Mining method Ground Sluicing
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Guangxi Province

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 Guangxi Metallurgical Industries Bureau
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS. ILMENTITE; 66,000 MTPY, 220 MTPD. ZIRCON: 800 MTPY, 2.67 MTPD. MONAZITE: 140 MTPY, 0.47 MTPD. RUTILE: 80 MTPY, 0.27 MTPD.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE IS 66,700,000 MT GRADING 6% ILMENITE, EQUAL TO 4,000,000 MT OF ILMENITE. AT 45% TIO2 IN ILMENITE, THIS IS EQUAL TO 1,800,000 MT OF TIO2. THUS, GRADE OF TIO2 IN ORE EQUALS 2.7%.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method GROUND SLUICING
    Capacity 4155
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 313
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • UNDER THE ASSUMPTION OF 90% RECOVERY IN THE MECHANIZED MINING PROCESS AND 75% RECOVERY IN THE LABOR INTENSIVE PROCESS, ROUGHLY 1,300,000 TONS OF SAND MUST BE MINED TO SUPPLY 66,000 TONS OF FEED TO THE DREY MILL EACH YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED IN THIS REPORT CAME FROM VISITS

  • Deposit

    TO NANNING (THE GUANGXI PROVINCIAL CAPITAL) BY DAVID ARPI

  • Deposit

    OF KAISER ENGINEERS DURING THE PERIOD MAY 8-11, 1982. MR.

  • Deposit

    XIAO JING DA, MANAGER OF THE GUANGXI BRANCH OF THE CHINA

  • Deposit

    METALLURGICAL IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION AND MS. ZHAO

  • Deposit

    SHI LIAN OF THAT SAME ORGANIZATION SUPPLIED MOST OF THIS

  • Deposit

    INFORMATION.

  • Deposit

    TOWNER, R.R., J. M. GRAY, AND L. M. PROTER. INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-TITANIUM.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-G, 1988, 58 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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