| Deposit ID | 10230966 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700450007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zhaoyuan Gold Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Linglong |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 120.63556, 37.41652 (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 |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Sulfur | Secondary |
| Town (1) | 120.63556, 37.41652 |
|---|
| 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 |
| District name | Zhaoyuan Xian |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| 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 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700450007 |
CHINA'S METALS AND MINERALS. THE U.S.-CHINA BUSINESS COUN-
CIL, OCT. 1988, P. 77.
WERNER, A., THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, RESOURCE EVALU-
ATION DIVISION, ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, CANADA,
MAY, 1988, P. 30.
"YANTAI-CHINA'S LARGEST GOLD PRODUCER", HOU, YANFENG, MINING
MAGAZINE, APRIL, 1991, P. 194-5.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-JUL-93 | Slater, Linda C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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