Zhaoyuan Gold Mine

Plant in Shandong [Shantung], China with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Sulfur
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230966
MAS/MILS ID 5700450007
Record type Site
Current site name Zhaoyuan Gold Mine
Alternate or previous names Linglong

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 120.63556, 37.41652 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shandong [Shantung](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Shandong [Shantung]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary
Sulfur Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 120.63556, 37.41652

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1962
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Precipitation

Mining district

District name Zhaoyuan Xian

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 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Gold Bureau, Metallurgy Ministry, Government Of China
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS IS AN OLD MINE, GREATLY EXPANDED TO BECOME SECOND ONLY TO SANSHANDAO GOLD MINE AT 700 MTPD.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 30
    Percent Recovery 90
    Capacity 1300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHINA'S METALS AND MINERALS. THE U.S.-CHINA BUSINESS COUN-

  • Deposit

    CIL, OCT. 1988, P. 77.

  • Deposit

    WERNER, A., THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, RESOURCE EVALU-

  • Deposit

    ATION DIVISION, ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA,

  • Deposit

    MAY, 1988, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    "YANTAI-CHINA'S LARGEST GOLD PRODUCER", HOU, YANFENG, MINING

  • Deposit

    MAGAZINE, APRIL, 1991, P. 194-5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE, LOCATED IN ZHAOYUAN XIAN, HAS SIZABLE RESERVES WITH HIGH GRADE GOLD AND SILVER. THE OPERATION IS MINING AT TWO AREAS. MILL CONCENTRATE GRADE IS 60 G/T AND THE SMELTER PRODUCE GOLD BULLION AND SILVER BULLION. CATHARINE FOGG VISITED THE MINE IN 1992. RESERVES IS 710,000 MT AT 7.6 G/MT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-JUL-93 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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