Wangchiatang Iron Mine

Producer in Yunnan, 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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10239626
MAS/MILS ID 5700570009
Record type Site
Current site name Wangchiatang Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Wangchiatang Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 102.49973, 25.49915 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yunnan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Yunnan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 102.49973, 25.49915

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Width 300M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kumning

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Government Of The Peoples Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Indicated 2500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2500000mt ore
    Total resources 2500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 40 wt-pct Iron Major 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IKONNIKOV, A.B., MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHINA, G.S.A., MICROFO

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 231, 294.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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