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Tungshan Cu Deposit

Producer in Taiwan with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305169
MAS/MILS ID 5830000006
Record type Site
Current site name Tungshan Cu Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.67924, 24.4993 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Taiwan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Taiwan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Copper Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.67924, 24.4993
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60E
    Dip 20E
    Thickness 0.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip N60E:20E
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1963

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Feng-Yuan Mining Co.
    Home office China (Taiwan)
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 2000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2000mt ore
    Total resources 2000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3 wt-pct Copper Major 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MRSO REPORT 122 STANDARD INVENT. OF WORLD MINERAL RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    OF CHINA, TAIWAN PROVINCE, 1971 P. 179-197.

  • Deposit

    MRSO REPORT 150 MINERAL RESOURCE DEVEL. IN TAIWAN, REP. OF C

  • Deposit

    1945-1974, MRSO INDUSTRIAL TECH. RESEARCH INST., 10/75, P. 2

  • Deposit

    MRSO, MINISTRY OF ECON. AFFAIRS, GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION IN

  • Deposit

    CHINA, IN UNESCO, MIN. RES. DEV. SERIES NO. 38, 2ND SEMINAR

  • Deposit

    PROSPECTING METHODS & TECHNIQUES,1970, P. 30

  • Deposit

    PO, M.H. & LEE V.C., CU DEPOSITS IN E. TAIWAN, CHINA, INT. A

  • Deposit

    OF THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, PAPERS 2ND PROC. OF TOKYO-K

  • Deposit

    MEETINGS. 1971, P. 138-139.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECENT STUDY AND EXPLORATION PROVE TUNGSHAN CU DEPOSIT HIGH POTENTIAL VALUE. EQUIPMENT: 65HP DIESEL COMP 3 JACK HAMMERS. 40 EMPLOYEES. SHIPPED 23KM TO KULUSHE, FLOATAT ION METHOD. 200-300MTS/YR SINCE 1963. 40KM SW OF LO TUNG NEW ORE BODY DRILLED IN 1964 PROVING ADDITIONAL RESERVES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-DEC-1991 Ewsc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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