Yangquan Bauxite Mine

Producer in Shanxi [Shansi], China with commodity Aluminum
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230962
MAS/MILS ID 5700430018
Record type Site
Current site name Yangquan Bauxite Mine
Alternate or previous names Yangchuan Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 113.83265, 37.58166 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shanxi [Shansi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Shanxi [Shansi]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 113.83265, 37.58166

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yangchuan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1988
  • Type Operator
    Owner Shangdong Aluminium Co.
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IKONNIKOV, A.B., MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHINA, G.S.A., MICROFO

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 230, 242, 570.

  • Deposit

    WERNER, A. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA. DEPT. OF ENERGY,

  • Deposit

    MINES AND RESOURCES: CANADA, 1988.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONLY MENTIONED IN WERNER AND ON MASTER LIST; PROBABLY FEEDS TAIYUAN PLANT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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