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Yangchuling Mine

Producer in Jiangxi [Kiangsi], China with commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021656
MRDS ID DE00343
Record type Site
Current site name Yangchuling Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 116.24934, 29.56556 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jiangxi [Kiangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Jiangxi [Kiangsi]

Comments on the location information

  • FROM ZHEN ZI XIAO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) 116.24934, 29.56556
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Within Late Stages Of Multiphase Granitic Instrusions

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: SCLT + MLBD + CLCP + BSMN + PYTT + PYRT + SPLR + QRTZ + ORCL + BOTT + PLGC + SRCT + EPDT. OREBODIES ARE IRREGULAR ZONES TENS TO HUNDREDS OF METRES ACROSS. SCHEELITE AND MOLYBDENITE OCCUR IN QUARTZ VEINLET STOCKWORKS AND AS DISSEMINATED GRAINS IN ALTERED HOST ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TONNAGE ESTIMATED FROM DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS IN YAN ET AL, 1980. GRADE ESTIMATEBASED ON TYPICAL GRADE FOR PORPHYRY TONGSTEN DEPOSITS. ORE ZONES ACTUALLY MINED MAY BE SMALLER AND HIGHER GRADE (?).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YAN, M.Z., WU, Y.L., AND LI, C.Y., 1980, METALLOGENETIC SYSTEMS OF TUNGSTEN AND THEIR MINERALIZATION CHARACTERISTICS IN S. ISHIHARA AND S. TAKENOUCHI (EDS.) GRANITE MAGMATISM AND RELATED MINERALIZATION, SOCIETY OF MINING GEOLOGISTS OF JAPAN, MINING GEOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 8, P. 215-221

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1960S
Deposit POSSIBLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF PRODUCTION IN TEH 1970S.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1985 Sinclair, W. David Geological Survey of Canada

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