Linghsiang Iron Mine

Producer in Henan [Honan], China with commodity Iron
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. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207163
MAS/MILS ID 5700110014
Record type Site
Current site name Linghsiang Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Linghsiang Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 114.49938, 30.49881 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henan [Honan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Henan [Honan]

Comments on the location information

  • ONE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR DEPOSITS THAT MAKE UP THE A AND TAYEH DISTRICTS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 114.49938, 30.49881

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aocheng

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 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 50000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 50000000mt ore
    Total resources 50000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 61 wt-pct Iron Major 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IKONNIKOV, A.B., MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHINA, G.S.A., MICROFO

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 232, 277-278.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1994 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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