Xuanwei Phos Acid Plant

Plant in Yunnan, China with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280879
MAS/MILS ID 5700578807
Record type Site
Current site name Xuanwei Phos Acid Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 104.13299, 26.2158 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yunnan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Yunnan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 104.13299, 26.2158

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1990
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Mining district

District name Yunnan

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1990
    First year 1990
    Last year 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE ECONOMICS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK, 3'RD ED., 1990, ROSKILL

  • Deposit

    INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., P. 41.

  • Deposit

    FERTILIZER INTERNATIONAL, V. 258, FEB. 1988, PP. 10-11.

  • Deposit

    SULPHUR, V. 196, MAY-JUNE 1988, P. 12.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 185, P. 5 (MAY-JUNE 1993).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE TOWN IS THE SITE OF A LARGE FERTILIZER COMPLEX. THE PLANT INCLUDES A 200,000 T/YR SULPHURIC ACID PLANT, AND A 240,000 T/YR FACILITY PRODUCING DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE AND NITROGEN- PHOSPHOURUS-POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS. THE WORLD BANK REPORTS THAT THE 240,000 T/YR FERTILIZER PLANT PRODUCTION IS 180,000 T/YR DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE AND 60,000 T/YR. OF NPK. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN MID-1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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