| Deposit ID | 10255822 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700018801 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tongling Phos-Acid Plant |
| Alternate or previous names | Tong Ling I |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 117.7826, 30.14885 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Anhui [Anhwei](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Anhui [Anhwei] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Town (1) | 117.7826, 30.14885 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1987 |
| Plant type | Acid Plant |
| Plant subcategory | Hydromet |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700018801 |
CHINA DAILY NORTH AMERICAN EDITION, DEC. 25, 1990, P. 2
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS, V. 56, NO. 1474, JUNE 3, 1991, P. 26
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 120,000 T/YR DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (DAP) PLANT STARTED OPERATION IN 1987, THE PLANT COST 206 MILLION YUAN AND INCLUDED A PHOSPHORIC ACID PLANT. IN 1991 IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE PLANT WOULD BE EXPANDED TO 240,000 T/YR DIAMMONIUM PHPOSPHATE 120,000 T/YR PHOSPHORIC ACID, AND 6,500 T/YR SODIUM FLUOR- SILICATE PRODUCTION. NOTE, THE PHOSPHORIC ACID IS AN INTERMEDIATE PORODUCT CONSUMED IN THE PRODUCTION OF DAP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-JAN-95 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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