Geumgang, Kumgang Kongo

Occurrence in Kangwon-Do, Korea, North with commodity Tungsten

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10024770
MRDS ID	ISM0522
Record type	Site
Current site name	Geumgang, Kumgang Kongo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	127.96561, 38.69841 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kangwon-Do(province)

Korea, North(country)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Korea, North	Kangwon-Do
Korea, North	Kangwon-Do
Korea, North
Korea, North

Comments on the location information

(RF1) CLOSE TO BORDER WITH SOUTH KOREA, IN OEGEUMGANG-MYEON

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Tungsten Critical	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

TUNGSTEN

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	127.96561, 38.69841	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

; WLFM + SCLT +MLBD + QRTZ; GRANITE TO QUARTZ-DIORITE IGNEOUS ENVIRONMENT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1912

Comments on development

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

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	ISM0522

Bibliographic references

Deposit

KIM,S.E. AND HWANG,D.M., 1983, METALLOGENESIS IN KOREA: EXPLANATORY TEXT FO R METALLOGENIC MAP OF KOREA, SEOUL(?), KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY AND RESOURCES, 52 P

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.). PROBABLY CONTAINS THE MOST TUNGSTEN OF ANY OF THE NORTH KOREAN DEPOSITS IN THE INVENTORY.

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.). PROBABLY CONTAINS THE MOST TUNGSTEN OF ANY OF THE NORTH KOREAN DEPOSITS IN THE INVENTORY.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-AUG-1985	Werner, Antony	Energy Mines and Resources of Canada

Beyond USGS

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