Wafangzi Mn/Fe Deposit

Producer in Liaoning, China with commodities Iron, Manganese
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206950
MAS/MILS ID 5700350023
Record type Site
Current site name Wafangzi Mn/Fe Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 120.8158, 41.8315 (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 Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 120.8158, 41.8315

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 37896000mt ore
    Total resources 37896000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 20.34 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FAN DELIAN, 1959: WAFANGZI FERRO-MANGANESE ORE DEPOSIT IN

  • Deposit

    CHINA, < < GEOL. RUDN. MESTOROZHD > > NO. 4, P. 78-78,

  • Deposit

    (IN RUSSIAN).

  • Deposit

    FAN DELIAN, 1959: THE PYROSMALITE IN WAFANGZI ORE DEPOSITION

  • Deposit

    IN CHINA, < < DOL. AKAD. NAUK. USSR > > , SER. GEOL. VOL. 126,

  • Deposit

    NO 6, P. 1338-1347 (IN RUSSIAN).

  • Deposit

    FAN DELIAN ET AL, 1988: WAFANGZI FERRO-MANGANESE ORE DEPOSIT

  • Deposit

    IN CHAOYANG COUNTY, LIAONING PROVINCE, < < IAS ISOSRMD GUIDE

  • Deposit

    BOOK EXCURSION A1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE WAFANGZI DEPOSIT IS A LENTICULAR/STRATIFORM ORE BODY, WITH THE PRIMARY MINERALS BEING MANGANITE, FERRO-RHODOCHROSITE, RHODOCHROSITE, AND BRAUNITE. AVERAGE GRADES ARE: MN 16-33%, FE 15-20%. NO RESERVE/RESOURCE INFORMATION IS KNOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-1994 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.