Nanchong Phosphate Mine

Producer in Anhui [Anhwei], China with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230977
MAS/MILS ID 5700010030
Record type Site
Current site name Nanchong Phosphate Mine
Alternate or previous names Susung, Susong

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 116.11604, 30.14884 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anhui [Anhwei](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Anhui [Anhwei]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Glauconite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 116.11604, 30.14884

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.75M
    Depth to top 7M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 5.5
    Date of Last Modification 910809

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1976

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The Peoples' Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO RESERVE/RESOURCE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT PRESENT.
  • THIS IS THE 100,000 TON/YR MINE REPORTED BY K. P. WANG IN 1975.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., 1987, PP. 180-181.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE AND OTHERS. EXPLANATORY NOTES TO

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES MAPS OF CHINA. GEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING

  • Deposit

    HOUSE, BEIJING, 1992, 48 PP.

  • Deposit

    WANG, K. P. THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, A NEW

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL POWER WITH A STRONG MINERALS BASE, USBM,

  • Deposit

    1975, P. 85.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-95 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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