Yang-Yang Mine

Producer in Korea, South 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183528
MAS/MILS ID 5800300002
Record type Site
Current site name Yang-Yang Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 128.54893, 38.08175 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Korea, South(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Korea, South

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 128.54893, 38.08175

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 5200000mt ore
    Indicated 6300000mt ore
    Demonstrated 11500000mt ore
    Total resources 11500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 48.5 wt-pct Iron Trace 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1978, YANG-YANG MINE, 280 JANGSUNG-

  • Deposit

    REE SEDMYEN YANGYANGKUN, KANGWONDO, KOREA. COPY ON FILE

  • Deposit

    AT BUREAU OF MINES IN DENVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Afemariewu U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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