Tuanbaoshan Pb/Zn Mine

Plant in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodities Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133796
MAS/MILS ID 5700510060
Record type Site
Current site name Tuanbaoshan Pb/Zn Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 102.20224, 26.95344 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sichuan [Szechwan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Sichuan [Szechwan]

Comments on the location information

  • THE TIANBAOSHAN DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN HUILI COUNTY, LIANSHAN YI AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT. IT IS ACCESSED BY THE CHENGDU- XICHANG MAIN ROAD. IT IS CONNECTED TO CHUANDIAN STATE ROAD AND IS 34 KM. NORTH OF THE YIUNLONG RAILWAY STATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 102.20224, 26.95344

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Lianshan Yi

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE: ZN- .9578 MMT; PB- .1444 MMT; AG- 747 MT; CU- 7,235 MT; CD- 6,080 MT; GA- 215 MT; GE- 100 MT; AND IN- 15 MT.(YR. OF INFO.-1985)

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE MINED ORE IS BENEFICIATED AT THE TIANBAOSHAN BENEFIATION PLANT THROUGH FLOTATION. A ZINC-LEAD CONCENTRATE WITH 55% ZN AND 50% PB IS PRODUCED FROM A 10.08%-ZN, 1.5%-PB ORE FEED. RATED AND EFFECTIVE CAPACITY ARE EQUAL TO 1,000 MT/DAY.
  • THE DEPOSIT IS MINED BY OPEN PIT AND HAD A CAPACITY OF 250 MT ORE/DAY IN 1970. THE CAPACITY HAS BEEN ENLARGED TO 500-1000 MT/DAY FOR THE YEARS 1990-2000. DESIGN CAPACITY= 1,000 MT/DAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EXPLANATORY NOTES TO MINERAL RESOURCES MAPS OF CHINA,

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, BEIJING, 1992, 48 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-1995 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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