Wuzhuang Titanium Mine

Producer in Hainan, China with commodities REE, Titanium, Zirconium
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. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231339
MAS/MILS ID 5700070003
Record type Site
Current site name Wuzhuang Titanium Mine
Alternate or previous names Wuzhaung

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 110.36624, 18.71646 (WGS84)
Elevation 18
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hainan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hainan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Secondary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anatase Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 110.36624, 18.71646

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9M
    Length 18000M
    Width 520M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840729

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE TYPE OF DEFORMATION WHICH OCCURED IN THIS AREA HAS MOSTLY BEEN EROSIONAL.
  • THE ORE CONTROLS (FEATURES THAT CONTROLLED THE OREBODY FORMATION) WAS MOSTLY WAVE-ACTION OF THE SEA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1938
Year of first production 1965

Mining district

District name Hainan Island

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 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner Guandong Metallurgical Industries Bureau
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Description Avg Ilmenite Conc Per Year Since 1966 15000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 15000mt

Comments on the production information

  • YIELDS INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE.
  • ALTHOUGH MILL CAPACITY IS 20,000 TONS ILMENITE/YR, LOW DEMAND HAS REDUCED PRODUCTION TO 7-10 THOUSAND TONS/YR BY 1982.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TIO2 GRADE BASED ONE 1.5% HEAVY MINERALS GRADING 99% ILMENITE WITH 52% TIO2 CONTENT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method GROUND SLUICING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 6824
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • IT IS ESTIMATED THAT A BUCKET WHEEL EXCAVATOR, WHICH IS NOW USED EXPERIMENTALLY, CAN MINE 1500-1600 TONS/20 HR. DAY.
  • FEEDS INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR THIS REPORT CAME FROM VISITS

  • Deposit

    TO GUANGZHOU (THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL CAPITAL) AND TO THE

  • Deposit

    WUZHAUNG FACILITY, BY DAVID APRI OF KAISER ENGINEERS, DURING

  • Deposit

    THE PERIOD MAY 12-18, 1982. THE WUZHAUNG PLANT MANAGER IS

  • Deposit

    THE SOURCE OF MOST OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS

  • Deposit

    REPORT. MADAME ZHO OF THE GUANGDONG-HAINAN ISLAND BRANCH OF

  • Deposit

    THE CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT AND EXPORT CORP., WHO ACTED

  • Deposit

    AS HOST FOR THE VISIT TO HAINAN ISLAND, SUPPLIED INFORMATION

  • Deposit

    NOT AVAILABLE AT THE PLANT LEVEL.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE WUZHUANG PROCESSING PLANT HAS THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE ILMENITE CONCENTRATE AT THE RATE OF 20,000 TONS/YEAR WITH A GRADE OF 50-51% TIO2. FEED GRADES INTO THE PROCESSING PLANT WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-JUL-94 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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