| Deposit ID | 10303932 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700070006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Damao Phosphate Mine |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 109.64956, 18.41649 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hainan(province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Hainan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Town (1) | 109.64956, 18.41649 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700070006 |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION LTD. A WORLD SURVEY OF
PHSOPHATE DEPOSITS, FIFTH EDITION. THE BRITISH SULPHUR
CORPORATION LTD., LONDON, 1987, PP. 178-185.
SHERGOLD, J. H., AND M. D. BRASIER. PROTEROZOIC AND
CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES - SPECIALIST STUDIES:
BIOCHRONOLOGY OF PROTEROZOIC AND CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES.
PAPER IN PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD, VOLUME 1,
PROTEROZOIC AND CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES, P. J. COOK AND
J. H. SHERGOLD EDITORS, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS,
CAMBRIDGE, 1986, PP. 308-326.
GEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, AND OTHERS. EXPLANATORY NOTES
TO MINERAL RESOURCES MAPS OF CHINA. GEOLOGICAL
PUBLISHING HOUSE, BEIJING, 1992, 48 PP., 4 PLATES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PHOSPHATE IS PRODUCED FROM A SMALL MINE NEAR THE TOWN OF SANYA PHOSPHATE BEDS OCCUR AT TWO LEVELS IN THE MIDDLE CAMBRIAN AGE DAMAO GROUP AND ARE BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO THE GEORGINA BASIN DEPOSITS IN AUSTRALIA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-JUN-1993 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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