| Deposit ID | 10256383 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700350007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ta-Ku-Shan Iron Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Ta-Ku-Shan Iron Ore Deposit, Tung-An-Shan Iron Ore Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 122.94075, 41.00326 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Liaoning(province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Liaoning |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Graphite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Mica | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sericite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 122.94075, 41.00326 |
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| Strike | N30W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 65E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 40M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| District name | An-Shan |
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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 | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 40HA | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700350007 |
MINERAL TRADE NOTES BY U S BUREAU OF MINES MAY 1952
GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FAR EAST VOL 1 1967 TOK
OPERATIONAL NAVIGATION CHART BY DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY ONC F
ATLAS OF CHINA BY CHIAO-MIN HSIEH MCGRAW-HILL BOOK CO 1973
ARMY MAP SERVICE L542 NK 51-8 SHEN-YANG ED 2-AMS 1950
PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ATLAS BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN
TECTONIC MAP OF CHINA AND MONGOLIA BY U S G S 1966
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AN-SHAN DISTRICT RANKS AS THE LARGEST IRON DEPOSIT IN THE FA THE DEPOSIT RESEMBLES THE HURONIAN IRON DEPOSITS OF THE U S. THERE WAS A PLANT FOR FINE GRINDING AT THIS DEPOSIT. THE RICH ORE AT THIS DEPOSIT HAD BEEN EXPLOITED AND EXHAUSTE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-1994 | Jackson, Wayne | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.