Mogui Manganese Deposit

Occurrence in Guangxi* [Kwangsi], 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. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003740
MRDS ID AD00067
Record type Site
Current site name Mogui Manganese Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 109.99955, 23.49934 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position GUIPING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guangxi* [Kwangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guangxi* [Kwangsi]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Polianite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Chert Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN 28-45%, FE 6.76%, P 0.78%, SIO2 25%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Shale, Limestone
    Rock description Shale, Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 109.99955, 23.49934

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description A Syncline Composed Of Mn-Bearing Series
Type of structure Local
Structure description The Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, BEDDED
    Thickness 12.69M
    Length 200M
    Width 60M
    Depth to top 2.66M
    Depth to bottom 112.38M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mn-Bearing Series, Karst Strata

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mogui, Guiping, Guangxi, China

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZHANG, XUESHOU, ET. AL, 1985. GEOLOGICAL FEATURES OF MOGUN MANGANESE DEPOSIT, GUIPING, GUANGXI PROVINCE. IN: SYMPOSIUM OF GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1989 Baohong, Hou Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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