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Pingyang Al/Fe/Mg Deposit

Unknown in Zhejiang [Chekiang], China with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Manganese
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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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10239635
MAS/MILS ID 5700030028
Record type Site
Current site name Pingyang Al/Fe/Mg Deposit
Alternate or previous names Pingyang Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 120.49925, 27.49906 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zhejiang [Chekiang](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Zhejiang [Chekiang]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alunite Unknown
Alunite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 120.49925, 27.49906
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

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 1953

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1953
    Measured 237000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 237000000mt ore
    Total resources 237000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 23 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1953

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DELEGATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA, TIN, COPPER, LEAD, ZINC

  • Deposit

    LUMINIUM ORE RESOURCES OF CHINA, INDUSTRIAL DEVEL. DIVISION,

  • Deposit

    C.A.F.E., DEVEL. OF MIN. RES. IN A & F.E., 1953, P. 313, 314

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ALUNITE IS AN ALTERNATION PRODUCT OF INTERBEDDED RHYOLITE TUFF. THE ALUMSTONE ZONES ARE PERSISTENT BOTH LATERALLY AND VERTICALLY. RESERVES ARE 237 MILLION METRIC TONS OF ORE, 54.5 MILLION TONS OF ALUMINA, 27.25 AL, ASSUMING A 100% EXTRACTION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-1994 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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