Jingbing Phosphate Mine

Producer in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206835
MAS/MILS ID 5700510043
Record type Site
Current site name Jingbing Phosphate Mine
Alternate or previous names Chingping, Qingping

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 103.3497, 28.31563 (WGS84)

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
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 103.3497, 28.31563

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830324

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ministry Of Chemical Industries
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FORMALLY CHING PING PART OF TATU RIVER AREA DEPOSITS. INFERRED ONLY
  • NO DATA AVAILABLE ON SIZE OF JINGBING DEPOSIT. RESOURCES ARE EXTENSIVE AS THE LEI-PO ROCKS ARE FOUND OVER A WIDE AREA WITH PHOSPHATE ROCK BEING MINED IN AT LEAST TWO OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PROVINCE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980. WORLD SURVEY OF

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS. 4TH EDITION. LONDON. P. 185-190.

  • Deposit

    M.C. MEW, ED.

  • Deposit

    LEE, ANNABELLE I.N., ED. 1980. FERTILIZER OCCURRENCES

  • Deposit

    IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. EAST-WEST RESOURCE SYSTEMS

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE. HONOLULU, HAWAII. PP. 106, 129-135.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., LTD., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., 1987, LONDON, P. 183.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE JINGBING MINE IS IN SOUTHEASTERN SICHUAN PROVINCE, NEAR LEIBO (LEIPO). BRITISH SULPHUR (1980) STATES THAT JINGBING IS AN IMPORTANT MINE BUT LITTLE ELSE IS KNOWN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1994 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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