Longyan Iron Mine

Producer in Hebei [Hopeh], China with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10263704
MAS/MILS ID 5700130039
Record type Site
Current site name Longyan Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Laiyuan Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 114.9993, 40.49822 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hebei [Hopeh](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hebei [Hopeh]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 114.9993, 40.49822

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods

Mining district

District name Xuanhua

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 1989
  • Type Operator
    Owner Xuanhua Iron And Steel Co.
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Measured 13720000mt ore
    Demonstrated 13720000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 33.1 wt-pct Iron Major 1988
    Iron Fe 38.79 wt-pct Iron Major 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE YEARBOOK OF IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY PRESS, 1989.

  • Deposit

    CHIN, E. AND KUO, CHIN S.; THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY OF

  • Deposit

    CHINA; USBM MINERAL ISSUES SERIES, MARCH 1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LONG YAN DEPOSIT HAD .28 MMT OF OPEN PIT ANNUAL CAPACITY AND .37 MMT OF UNDERGROUND ANNUAL CAPACITY IN 1988. THE GRADES OF IRON IN THE RESOURCE ASSAY ARE OPEN PIT AND UNDERGROUND FIGURES, RESPECTIVELY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1995 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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