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Zunyi

Producer in Guizhou [Kweichow], China with commodities Manganese, Iron, Sulfur
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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 10003779
MRDS ID AD00110
Record type Site
Current site name Zunyi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 106.9746, 27.70732 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROX 150 KM NORTH OF GUIYANG, THE CAPITAL OF GUIZHOU, Estimated From The Map 1 : 2 000 000, Estimated From The Map 1 : 2 000 000, Estimated From The Map 1 : 2 000 000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guizhou [Kweichow](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guizhou [Kweichow]

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :20-40-119491

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result CARBONATE ORES: MN0 19-30%, MN 15-33%, FE203 5-11%, 0203 0.1-0.2%, S 2-12%, AL203 5-8%, SI02 10-14%, CAO 5-8%, MGO 2-5%, H20 1-3%, CO2 20-30%, OXIDISING ORES : MN0 1.5-2.5%, MN02 35-50 %, MN 20-30%, FE203 11-13%, P205 0.1->0.2%, 0.02-0.05%, AL203 10-15%, SIO2 13-18%, CAO 0.2-0.6%, MGO 0.1-0.5%, H20 4-7%, CO2 0.06-0.2%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale > Black Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Longtan;Maokou
    Rock description Longtan;Maokou

Nearby scientific data

(1) 106.9746, 27.70732
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Folds

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET LENTICULAR
    Thickness 4.5M
    Length 2500M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Strata, Mn-Bearing Series, Oxidizing Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1954
Year of first production 1965
Year of last production 1989

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chinese Government
    First year 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HE, SHIGUAN, 1985. GEOLOGY OF ZUNYI MANGANESE DEPOSITE, GUIZHOU. 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.

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