Dujiali Lake

Producer in Xizang* (Tibet), China with commodity Boron-Borates
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055350
MRDS ID RL10015
Record type Site
Current site name Dujiali Lake
Alternate or previous names Guogalin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 88.75012, 30.9154 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Xizang* (Tibet)(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Xizang* (Tibet)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Borax Ore
Tincalconite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 88.75012, 30.9154

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CARBONATE TYPE LAKE; REFER RECORD RL10012

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Xizang

Comments on the production information

  • >3,000 TPY PRODUCED FROM TIBET REGION IN RECENT YEARS - PRODUCTION RATE INCREASING AT ABOUT 13.5% PER YEAR

Comments on the workings information

  • DUJIALI AND CHALAKA LAKES MAJOR ACTIVE B MINES IN TIBET (XIZANG)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUANGHUA LUI, REPORT TO BHP MINERALS, 1993

  • Production

    LUI, 1993

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 R.P. Langford BHP Utah Industries

Beyond USGS

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