Tung-Yeh-Chen Hematite Deposit

Past Producer in Shanxi [Shansi], 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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231301
MAS/MILS ID 5700430032
Record type Site
Current site name Tung-Yeh-Chen Hematite Deposit
Alternate or previous names Tung-Yeh-Chen Hematite Ore Deposi, T, Ching-Ling-Chen Iron Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 113.14106, 38.64 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shanxi [Shansi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Shanxi [Shansi]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sulfur Unknown
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 113.14106, 38.64

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 30M
    Length 50M
    Width 20M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Strike And Dip E00W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1898
Year of first production 1924

Mining district

District name Ching-Ling-Chen

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 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Inferred 157800mt ore
    Total resources 157800mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 64.36 wt-pct Iron Trace 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 6HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2380M
    Overall depth 230M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 50
    Number of Inclines 15
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 300
    Number of Adits 3
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL TRADE NOTES U S DEPT OF THE INTERIOR MAY 1952

  • Deposit

    ROCKS IN THE VICINITY OF YEN-TOU-TSUN, WU-TAI-SHAN, SHANSI P

  • Deposit

    PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ATLAS BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN

  • Deposit

    DEFENCE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER ONC G-10 SCALE 1:100

  • Deposit

    THE FAR EAST, EDITED BY TSUTOMU OGURA, VOL. 2, UNIV, OF TOKY

  • Deposit

    TOKYO, P. 425-441.

  • Deposit

    1971.

  • Deposit

    ARMY MAP SERVICE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY, WASHINGTON,

  • Deposit

    L500, IAMS, NJ4108, 1:250,000, HSIN-HSIEN (SINHSIEN) CHINA.

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONAL NAVIGATION CHART, 1:1,000,000, ONC G-9, EDITION

  • Deposit

    THE DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER, ST. LOUIS AIR F

  • Deposit

    STATION.

  • Deposit

    TREGEAR, T.R., 1965, A GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA: UNIV OF LONDON PR

  • Deposit

    ., WARWICK SQUARE, LONDON, EC4, 342 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-NOV-1994 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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