Luanping Area

Producer in China with commodities Titanium, Metal, Vanadium, Iron
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008258
MRDS ID D000269
Record type Site
Current site name Luanping Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 117.4992, 41.49819 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
China

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 117.4992, 41.49819

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LENTICULAR BODIES OF MAGNETITE WITH ILMENITE OR RUTILE IN GABBRO (MURAOKA, 1953). THREE DEPOSITS NAMED AND PINPOINTED BY USBM (1945); SIX DEPOSITS LISTED BY MURAOKA (1953); ALL WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED SQ. KM. AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jehol District

Comments on the production information

  • TI AND V PRODUCED DURING WORLD WAR II BY JAPANESE, BUT AMOUNTS NOT GIVEN (PROBABLY SMALL)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE THREE REFERENCES GIVE SIMILAR GRADES AND TOTAL TONNAGE FOR AREA, V RESOURCES = 15,000 ST V.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U. N., 1970 IRON RESOURCES OF WORLD

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1945. SEE USGS BULL. 1316

  • Deposit

    MURAOKA, 1953. SEE USGS BULL. 1316

  • Production

    USBM, 1945; MURAOKA, 1953

  • Reserve-Resource

    UN, 1970; USBM, 1945; AND MURAOKA, 1953

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Fischer, Richard P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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