Wujiaao Mine

Past Producer in Hunan, China with commodity Sulfur

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10100550
MRDS ID	W700459
Record type	Site
Current site name	Wujiaao Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	112.16613, 28.41562 (WGS84)
Relative position	120 KM WNW OF CHANGSHU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hunan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
China	Hunan

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sulfur	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Pyrite	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	112.16613, 28.41562	ListMap

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

Euxinic Basin

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No
Year of first production	1958

Comments on the workings information

35-40 % S ORE, V. LOW AS; 40,000 TONS/YR PRODUCED; S USED TO PRODUCE H2SO4.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W700459

Bibliographic references

Deposit

DELIAN, F., XUEFENG, R., JINFA, J., JI, P., AND ZHIPING, Z., 1988, ORE DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK SHALE SERIES IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF HUNAN PROVINCE: GUIDE BOOK, EXCURSION B5, IAS. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEDIMENTOLOGY RELATED TO MINERAL DEPOSITS, BEIJING, CHINA, 15 P

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-AUG-1988	Leventhal, Joel	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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