Xiangdong Tungsten Mine

Producer in Guangdong [Kwangtung], China with commodities Copper, Tin, Tungsten
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159040
MAS/MILS ID 5700310001
Record type Site
Current site name Xiangdong Tungsten Mine
Alternate or previous names Xiangdong

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 113.49943, 26.74909 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guangdong [Kwangtung](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guangdong [Kwangtung]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Bismuthinite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 113.49943, 26.74909

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1956

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 771
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    XIANGDONG TUNGSTEN MINE, WOLFRAMITE BENEFICIATION PRACTICE,

  • Deposit

    NONFERROUS METALS, BEIJING, AUG. 1980, P. 56-61.

  • Deposit

    NO. 10 TUNGSTEN MINE, MINING METHODS EMPLOYED TO VARIOUS ORE

  • Deposit

    VEINS IN OUR MINE, NONFERROUS METALS, BEIJING, AUG.

  • Deposit

    1959, P. 1-7.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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