Hungtoushan Copper Mine

Producer in Liaoning, China with commodity Copper
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. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158898
MAS/MILS ID 5700350012
Record type Site
Current site name Hungtoushan Copper Mine
Alternate or previous names Hungtoushan Deposit, Red Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 124.49898, 42.08152 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Liaoning(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Liaoning

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 124.49898, 42.08152

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1219M
    Width 11M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Date of Last Modification 930414

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1955
Mining method Filled Stopes
Year of first production 1960
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Chingyuan

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 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1979
    Zinc Zn 1.9 wt-pct Zinc 1979

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 2000M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method FILLED STOPES
    Number of Shafts 4
    Capacity 1814
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Year of Information 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IKONNIKOV, A.B., MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHINA, G.S.A., MICROFO

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 333, 334, 346, 527.

  • Deposit

    HONGTUSHAN: RED MOUNTAIN COPPER AND ZINC MINE, 1979, WORLD

  • Deposit

    MINING, OCTOBER, P. 105-106.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHINA, VOL. 1, GEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING

  • Deposit

    HOUSE, BEIJING, CHINA, 1990, P. 48-52.

  • Deposit

    YAN PRENGREN. GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES OF THE HONGTOUSHAN TYPE

  • Deposit

    COPPER-ZINC DEPOSIT IN LIAONING PROVINCE AND THE CRITERIA

  • Deposit

    FOR ORE PROSPECTING AND EVALUATION. GEOPHYSICAL AND GEO-

  • Deposit

    CHEMICAL EXPLORATION V. 14, NO. 5, PP. 365-373 (IN

  • Deposit

    CHINESE WITH ENGLISH ABSTRACT).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-95 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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