Tuanchi Iron Mine

Producer 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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134243
MAS/MILS ID 5700350001
Record type Site
Current site name Tuanchi Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Tuanchi Deposit, Ying-Tao-Yuan Iron Ore Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 122.99905, 41.09825 (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 Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ankerite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Martite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Schorlite Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 122.99905, 41.09825

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W
    Dip 80E
    Thickness 160M
    Length 10000M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #3 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Strike And Dip N10W:80E
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ying-Tao-Yuan

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 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FAR EAST VI UNIV OF TOK

  • Deposit

    CHINAS GEOGRAPHIC FOUNDATIONS BY G B CRESSEY MCGRAW-HILL CO

  • Deposit

    GAZETTEER TO AMS 1:250000 MAPS OF MANCHURIA AMS SERIES L542

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL ATLAS OF CHINA V3 NORTH CHINA 1961 NATIONAL WAR COL

  • Deposit

    PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ATLAS BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit YING-TAO-YUAN IS ONE OF THE LOCALITIES OF AN-SHAN IRON ORE D MOST OF AN-SHAN ORES ARE OF LOW GRADE AN-SHAN DEPOSITS RANKS AS THE LARGEST IRON DEPOSITS IN THE F AN-SHAN BANDED IRON ORE DEPOSITS INCLUD SIX PRINCIPAL LOCALI RICH ORE HAS BEEN WORKED AT YING-TAO-YUAN

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.