Beihai District

Producer in Guangxi* [Kwangsi], China with commodities Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium, REE
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 60000774
MRDS ID ISM0616
Record type District
Current site name Beihai District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 109.09957, 21.48281 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSITS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OF CHINA ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF BEIHAI AND QINZHOU (70 KM TO THE NW). MAJOR RIVER DEPOSITS ARE ON THE LIN-JIANG, QIN-JIANG AND LIEN-JIANG AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guangxi* [Kwangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guangxi* [Kwangsi]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Thorium Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Primary
REE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 109.09957, 21.48281

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description BEACH AND RIVER SANDS ON THE COASTAL PLAIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1966

Mining district

District name BEIHAI DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CHINESE GOVERNMENT
  • Type Operator
    Owner GUANGXI METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES BUREAU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1982, BEIHAI, GUANGXI PROVINCE, CHINA. MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, DEPOSIT REPORT, PREPARED BY KAISER ENGINEERS, 23 P.

Beyond USGS

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