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Huangsha Tungsten Mine

Prospect in Jiangxi [Kiangsi], China with commodities Molybdenum, Tungsten
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  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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230992
MAS/MILS ID 5700230046
Record type Site
Current site name Huangsha Tungsten Mine
Alternate or previous names Huangsha

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 115.39939, 25.99916 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jiangxi [Kiangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Jiangxi [Kiangsi]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 115.39939, 25.99916
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 2000M
    Width 1000M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN A LIFTED BLOCK IN THE ACTIVE DISTRICT OF THE LATER PLATFORM STAGE OF THE CALEDONIAN FOLDING ZONE IN SOUTHEAST CHINA. TUNGSTEN ORE VEINS OCCUR IN STRUCTURAL FRACTURES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 218000
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARRISH, I.S., DERRY, MICHENER, & BOOTH, INC., SYMPOSIUM ON

  • Deposit

    TUNGSTEN GEOLOGY, JIANGXI (PRC), OCT. 1981, PP. G1-G5,

  • Deposit

    PP. L1-L6, AND PP. N1-N5.

  • Deposit

    WU, W., TUNGSTEN, CHINESE TUNGSTEN ORE, PROCEEDINGS OF THE

  • Deposit

    FIRST INTERNAT. TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, STOCKHOLM, SEPT.

  • Deposit

    1979, PP. 118-126.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITIES AND OUTPUT EXPRESSED IN METRIC TONS/YEAR. WO3 CONC. SHIPPED TO CHANGJIAN RIVER, JIANGXI PROVINCE TO APT PLANT; MOS2 CONC. SHIPPED TO JILIN FERROALLOY PLANT IN CHANGCHUN, JILIN PROVINCE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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