| Deposit ID | 10231339 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700070003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wuzhuang Titanium Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Wuzhaung |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 110.36624, 18.71646 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 18 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hainan(province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Hainan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Secondary |
| Zirconium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anatase | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Plant (1) | 110.36624, 18.71646 |
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| Thickness | 9M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 18000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 520M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1938 |
| Year of first production | 1965 |
| District name | Hainan Island |
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| Type of mineral rights | Other |
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| 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 |
| Year | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Avg Ilmenite Conc Per Year Since 1966 15000 Metric Tons | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700070003 |
ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR THIS REPORT CAME FROM VISITS
TO GUANGZHOU (THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL CAPITAL) AND TO THE
WUZHAUNG FACILITY, BY DAVID APRI OF KAISER ENGINEERS, DURING
THE PERIOD MAY 12-18, 1982. THE WUZHAUNG PLANT MANAGER IS
THE SOURCE OF MOST OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
REPORT. MADAME ZHO OF THE GUANGDONG-HAINAN ISLAND BRANCH OF
THE CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT AND EXPORT CORP., WHO ACTED
AS HOST FOR THE VISIT TO HAINAN ISLAND, SUPPLIED INFORMATION
NOT AVAILABLE AT THE PLANT LEVEL.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-JUL-94 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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