Gogsan District

Occurrence in Hwanghae-Bukto, Korea, North with commodities Molybdenum, Tungsten
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. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000433
MRDS ID DE00352
Record type District
Current site name Gogsan District
Alternate or previous names Ko Ksan, Mannyon Mine, Hyakunen, Kobayashi Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 126.94896, 38.93169 (WGS84)
Relative position GENERAL LOCATION FOR TWO DEPOSITS: GIJU (KICHU), 38-57-00N, 126-54-00E; AND PAEGYON, (BAEGNYEON, PAEKNYON) (JAPANESE: HYAKUNEN) 38-55-00N, 126-59-00E (KIM AND HWANG, 1983). GIJU DEPOSIT IN IRYEONG-MYEON; BAEGNTEON DEPOSIT IS IN ISO-RI, IREONG-MYEON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hwanghae-Bukto(province)

Korea, North(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Korea, North Hwanghae-Bukto

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 126.94896, 38.93169

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description SEDIMENTARY ROCKS, MIOGENOSYNCLINAL TYPE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name GOGSAN DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner K0BAYASKI MINING CO.
    Last year 1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KIM, S.E. AND HWANG, D.H., 1983, METALLOGENESIS IN KOREA: EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR METALLOGENIC MAP OF KOREA, SEOUL?, KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY AND RESOURCES, 52 P.

  • Deposit

    UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUSINESS AND DEFENCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, 1956, MATERIALS SURVEY: TUNGSTEN, P. 11-12.

Beyond USGS

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