| Deposit ID | 10207043 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700450024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laiwu Phosphate Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Shantung, Shantung Province, Shandong Province |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 117.64925, 36.21516 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shandong [Shantung](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Shandong [Shantung] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 117.64925, 36.21516 |
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| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Depth to top | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Overhand |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
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| 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 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700450024 |
BRITISH SULFUR CORP., LTD. 1980. WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS. 4TH ED. LONDON. PP. 185-190.
WANG, K. P. 1981. LETTER REPORT TO ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC.,
PHOSPHATES IN CHINA. JULY 4, 1981.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., LONDON, P. 181, 1987.
US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL. CHINA'S METALS AND MINERALS
A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE. THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL,
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1988, 128 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POINT OF REFERENCE IS TOWN OF LAIWU. PROVINCE HAS 300 SMALL PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, THERE ARE MANY SMALL MINES AND FERTILIZER PLANTS. A PLANT WAS COMISSIONED IN 1991 TO CONVERT 160,000 T/YR OF GYPSUM WASTE FROM AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PRODUCTION INTO 40,000 T/YR OF SULPHURIC ACID AND 60,000 T/YR OF CEMENT. THE US $10.6 MILLION PROJECT AT LUBEI CHEMICAL CO. IS EXPECTED TO FREE UP AN EIGHT HECTARE AREA USED FOR WASTE STROAGE. LOCATION OF LUBEI NOT KNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE WORLD BANK, SHANDONG PROVINCE PRODUCED 100,200 METRIC TONS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK FROM SMALL MINES IN 1985. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-JAN-95 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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