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Yushishan

Past Producer in Gansu [Kansu], China with commodity Manganese
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  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 10003774
MRDS ID AD00105
Record type Site
Current site name Yushishan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 95.76657, 40.53148 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gansu [Kansu](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Gansu [Kansu]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN 31.2%, TFE 2.61%, SI02 21.89%, S 3.14%, P 0.08%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Suangyingshan
    Rock description Suangyingshan
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 95.76657, 40.53148
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form STRATOID VEIN, CENTICULAR
    Thickness 23.4M
    Length 377M
    Depth to bottom 40.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mn-Bearing Series

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: C1

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of last production 1990

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chinese Government

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHEN, GUANGQING, ET. AL, 1985. GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN GANSHU PROVINCE. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-90 Baohong, Hou; Bolton, B.R. Adelaide University

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