| Deposit ID | 10256139 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700230006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shangping Tungsten Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Shangping Tungsten Ore Deposit, Siaolung Tungsten Ore Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 115.48269, 25.89916 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jiangxi [Kiangsi](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Jiangxi [Kiangsi] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Wolframite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 115.48269, 25.89916 |
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| Thickness | 7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 180M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| District name | Siaolung |
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| Type of mineral rights | Other |
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| Ownership category | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of The People'S Republic Of China |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | China Pr |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700230006 |
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL 38 SEPT-OCT 1943 BY KE-CHIN HSU P431-47
TUNGSTEN BY K C LI AND CHUNG YU WANG 1955 REINHOLD PUBLISHIN
DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER 1972 ONC H-12 1:1000
CHINAS GEOGRAPHIC FOUNDATIONS BY G B CRESSEY 1934 MCGRAW-HIL
PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ATLAS BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN
LI, K.C., AND WANG, C.Y., TUNGSTEN, THE GEOLOGY OF TUNGSTEN,
REINHOLD PUBL. CORP., 1943, P. 39-46.
WANG, K.P., THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, A NEW INDUSTRIAL
POWER WITH A STRONG MINERAL BASE, USBM, WASH. DC, 1975,
P. 68-70.
WU, W.,. TUNGSTEN, CHINESE TUNGSTEN ORE, PROCEEDINGS OF THE
FIRST INTERNAT. TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, STOCKHOLM, SEPT.
1979, P. 118-126.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO GRANITE EXPOSURE IS KNOWN WITHIN SEVERAL MILES FROM THE DEPOSIT. THERE IS NO DECREASE IN TENOR OF THE ORE IN THE DEEPER WORKINGS. CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS ARE UNKNOWN. OPERATING DAYS/YEAR ARE UNKNOWN; CAPACITIES AND OUTPUT ARE EXPRESSED AS METRIC TONS/YEAR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-APR-95 | Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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