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Chinho

Producer in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024723
MRDS ID ISM0465
Record type Site
Current site name Chinho
Alternate or previous names Jinhe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 103.33303, 29.16554 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sichuan [Szechwan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Sichuan [Szechwan]

Comments on the location information

  • TATU RIVER AREA (DADU HE)
  • TATU RIVER AREA (DADU-HE)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PHOSPHATE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Lei-Po Suite;Lei-Po Suite;Lei-Po Suite
    Rock description Lei-Po Suite;Lei-Po Suite;Lei-Po Suite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 103.33303, 29.16554
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hsi-Nan Depression

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; APATITE, DOLOMITE, QUARTZ, CALCITE, CHERT FRAGMENTS; DARK GREY FINE BEDDED PHOSPHORITE ALTERNATES WITH CHERT AND DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE, THICKNESS OF THIS PHOSPHATE RICH ZONE: 5 M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1982

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Owned

Comments on the production information

  • 1.5 MILLION TPY
  • MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION TPY

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ().

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON

  • Deposit

    LEE, ANABELLE, I.N., (EDITOR), 1980: FERTILIZER OCCURRENCE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, EAST-WEST RESOURCES SYSTEMS INSTITUTE, HONOLULU

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE (?)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1982 Hofmann, Ursula Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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