Wenshan Tin Deposit

Producer in Yunnan, China with commodities Antimony, Tin
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304909
MAS/MILS ID 5700570057
Record type Site
Current site name Wenshan Tin Deposit
Alternate or previous names Wenshan Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 104.53298, 23.34934 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yunnan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Yunnan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 104.53298, 23.34934

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

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 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IKONNIKOV, A.B., MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHINA, G.S.A., MICROFO

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 407, 568.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WENSHAN IS LOCATED 75 KM SOUTH OF CHIUPEI. ESTIMATED PRODUCTION IS 350,000 TPD ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1994 Sager, Ron U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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