Wang-Chia-Pu-Tzu Iron Mine

Unknown in Liaoning, China with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134049
MAS/MILS ID 5700350005
Record type Site
Current site name Wang-Chia-Pu-Tzu Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Wang-Chia-Pu-Tzu Iron Deposit, Hsi-An-Shan Iron Ore Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 122.91575, 41.05655 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Liaoning(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Liaoning

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Unknown
Graphite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Mica Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 122.91575, 41.05655

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65W
    Dip 40N
    Thickness 40M
    Length 700M
    Width 500M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Strike And Dip N65W:40N
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1919
Year of first production 1944

Mining district

District name An-Shan

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 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL TRADE NOTES BY U S BUREAU OF MINES MAY 1952 P150

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FAR EAST VOL 1 1967 TOK

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONAL NAVIGATION CHART BY DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY ONC F

  • Deposit

    ATLAS OF CHINA BY CHIAO-MIN HSIEH MCGRAW-HILL BOOK CO 1973

  • Deposit

    ARMY MAP SERVICE L542 NK 51-8 SHEN-YANG ED 2-AMS 1950

  • Deposit

    PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ATLAS BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN

  • Deposit

    TECTONIC MAP OF CHINA AND MONGOLIA BY U S G S 1966

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE RICH ORE DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN ALMOST ENTIRELY EXHAUSTED IN PRODUCTION OF HIGH-GRADE ORE IN 1944 WAS ABOUT 36000 METRIC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1994 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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