Gueimeishan Mine

Producer in Jiangxi [Kiangsi], China with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106699
MRDS ID DE00339
Record type Site
Current site name Gueimeishan Mine
Alternate or previous names Kweimeishan, Kuei-Mei-Shan, Qee Mee Shan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 114.91608, 24.68259 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jiangxi [Kiangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Jiangxi [Kiangsi]
China Jiangxi [Kiangsi]

Comments on the location information

  • ON SOUTHERN BORDER OF JIANGXI NEXT TO GUANGDON (HSU, 1943).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 114.91608, 24.68259

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Contact Aureole Of Jurassic Granite Cupola
Type of structure Local
Structure description Paleozoic-Mesozoic-Cenozoic Orogenic Belt

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: QRTZ + WLFM + TRML. TUNGSTEN BEARING VEINS FORM A PARALLEL TO SUBPARALLEL, SHEETED VEIN ZONE 1,500 M LONG AND 200 TO 500 M WIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918
Year of first production 1918
Year of last production 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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