Dayu District

Producer in Jiangxi [Kiangsi], China with commodities Tin, Bismuth, Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000431
MRDS ID DE00338
Record type District
Current site name Dayu District
Alternate or previous names Xihuashan, Sihwashan, Siwashan, Si-Hua-Shan, Si-Hua-Schan, Dangping [Tangping], Piaotang, Dalongshan, Tailungshan - Talungshan, Hungshuichai, Hung-Sui-Chai - Hunsuichai, Ta-Yu, Tayu, Yui, Nanafu, Ta-Ju, Hsihuashan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 114.31612, 25.46589 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATION FROM U.S. OPERATIONAL NAVIGATION CHART (ONC H-12), 1:1,000,000. XIHUASHAN ABOUT 10 KM WEST OF NAN AN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jiangxi [Kiangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Jiangxi [Kiangsi]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 114.31612, 25.46589

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description IN AND NEAR MULTIPHASE GRANITE INTRUSION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1908
Year of first production 1914

Mining district

District name DAYU DISTRICT
District name DAYU DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TANELLI, G., 1982, GEOLOGICAL SETTING, MINERALOGY AND GENESIS OF TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION IN DAYU DISTRICT, JIANGXI (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA), AN OUTLINE; MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, VOL. 17, NO. 2, P. 279-294.

  • Deposit

    WYLLIE, J.M. AND PAZOUR, D., 1979, XIHUASHAN MINES, MILLS 3,000 DAILY TONS TUNGSTEN ORE; WORLD MINING, OCTOBER 1979, VOL, 32, NO. 11, P. 92-97.

  • Deposit

    ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I., AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 51 P.

  • Deposit

    CHIN, E., THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1981, VOL. III, AREA REPORTS: INTERNATIONAL, P. 21.

  • Deposit

    CHIN, E., THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1978-79, VOL. III, AREA REPORTS: INTERNATIONA, P. 255-256.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, MINING MAGAZINE, 1982, XIHUASHAN: A CHINESE TUNGSTEN PRODUCER, MINING MAGAZINE, VOL. 147, NO. 1, JULY 1982, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    WU, WEISUN, 1982, BENEFICIATION AND UPGRADING OF TUNGSTEN ORES IN CHINA: IN MINING JOURNAL BOOKS LIMITED (ED.), TUNGSTEN: 1982, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 1-5, 1982, P. 64-70.

  • Deposit

    MINE STAFF. XIHUASHAN MINE (PERS. COMM. TO J.E. ELLIOTT, U.S.G.S.).

Beyond USGS

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