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Damingshan

Prospect in Guangxi* [Kwangsi], China with commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096912
MRDS ID DE00334
Record type Site
Current site name Damingshan
Alternate or previous names Daming Shan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 108.41625, 23.58266 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guangxi* [Kwangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guangxi* [Kwangsi]

Comments on the location information

  • FROM GAZETEER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Lianhuashan;Nankaoling
    Rock description Lianhuashan;Nankaoling

Nearby scientific data

(1) 108.41625, 23.58266
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Transgressive Marine

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: QRTZ + WLFM + MLBD + SRCT + SCLT + PYRT + ARPR + BSMT + SDRT + FLRT. WOLFRAMITE OCCURS AS DISSEMINATED GRAINS CONTROLLED BY BEDDING IN SANDSTONE AND IN CROSS-CUTTING QUARTZ VEINS AND VEINLETS. THE PRINCIPAL ORE-BEARING PEG IS 1,000 TO 2,000 M LONG, 10 TO 30 M THICK AND EXTENDS DOWN DIP FOR MORE THAN 3,000 M.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965
Year of first production 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LINQING, MA, 1982, THE GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DAMINGSHAN SEDIMENTARY-MAGMATIC-HYDROTHERMAL WOLFRAMITE DEPOSIT, GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION, CHINA, IN J.V. HEPWORTH AND HONG ZHANG YU (EDS.), TUNGSTEN GEOLOGY, CHINA; ESCAP/RMRDC, BANDUNG, INDONESIA, P. 375-384.

  • Deposit

    BING, WAN, 1982, THE DAMINGSHAN STRATA-BOUND TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION, CHINA, IN J.V. HEPWORTH AND HONG ZHANG YU (EDS.), TUNGSTEN GEOLOGY, CHINA; J.V. HEPWORTH, AND HONG ZHANG YU (EDS.), TUNGSTEN GEOLOGY, CHINA; ESCAP/RMRDC, BANDUNG, INDONESIA, P. 403-412.

  • Deposit

    ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I., AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU; OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 51 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1960S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1985 Sinclair, W. David Geological Survey of Canada

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