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Sai-Lao Titanium Mine

Producer in Hainan, China with commodities REE, Titanium, Zirconium
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  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. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134176
MAS/MILS ID 5700070004
Record type Site
Current site name Sai-Lao Titanium Mine
Alternate or previous names Sai-Lao

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 110.59954, 19.24971 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hainan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hainan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Secondary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 110.59954, 19.24971
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 10000M
    Width 500M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Date of Last Modification 930226

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Ground Sluicing
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Hainan Island

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 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner Guandong Metallurgical Industries Bureau
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Description Ilmenite Concentrate @ 52% Tio2 9500 Annual Concentrate Output
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major TiO2 Conc. Titanium Titanium 9500mt 52wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TIO2 GRADE IS ESTIMATED FROM 2.5% HEAVY MINERAL FRACTION GRADING 99% ILMENITE WITH 52% TIO2 CONTENT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method GROUND SLUICING
    Capacity 3333
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE BEACH SAND DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH SAI-LAO PROCESSING PLANT ARE MINED EXCLUSIVELY BY FARMER COMMUNES. THEY MINE SAND BY HAND CONTAINING 2-3% HEAVY MINERALS BY WEIGHT AND RUN IT THROUGH A WOODEN SLUICE TO SEPARATE HEAVY MINERALS, DRY IT ON A CONCRETE YARD, THEN RAKE THE HEAVY MINERALS FOR BAGGING IN 30 - 35 KILO BAGS FOR SHIPPING TO SAI-LAO THROUGH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BY METHOD OF TRUCK OR JUNK (DISTANCES OF SEVERAL KILOMETERS TO EIGHTY KILOMETERS).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TOWNER, R. R., J. M. GRAY, AND L. M. PORTER. INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-TITANIUM.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-G, 1988, 58 PP.

Comments on the references

  • ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR THIS REPORT CAME FROM VISITS TO GUANGHOU (THE GUANGDONG PROVINCE) AND TO THE SAI-LAO FACILITY IN 1982.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-JUL-94 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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