Chinning Iron Mine

Producer in Yunnan, 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305180
MAS/MILS ID 5700570007
Record type Site
Current site name Chinning Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Chinning Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 102.49974, 24.49924 (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
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 102.49974, 24.49924

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Anning

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. 229, 292-293.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BED IS SEVERAL KILOMETERS LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1994 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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