Minle

Producer in Hunan, China with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003739
MRDS ID AD00066
Record type Site
Current site name Minle

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 109.70509, 28.60171 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimated From The Map 1 : 2 000 000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hunan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hunan

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :20-40-119491

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Rhodochrosite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN 15-17%, SIO2 27.57%, CAO 0-15%, P 0.2-0.3%, TFE 3.54%, S 2.35%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Nantuo
    Rock description Nantuo
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Till

Nearby scientific data

(1) 109.70509, 28.60171

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Motianling Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description F2-Fault Ne Strike - 40-45 Degree, Dip 300-330 Degree, 4 Km Long

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET, LENTICULAR
    Thickness 2.28M
    Length 4250M
    Width 1800M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mn-Bearing Series

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1966
Year of last production 1989

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chinese Government
    First year 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    405 GEOLOGICAL TEAM. GEOLOGICAL BUREAU OF HUNAN PROVINCE, 1985. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-89 Baohong, Hou; Bolton, B.R. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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