| Deposit ID | 10159116 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700230010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yangchuling W/Mo Mine |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 116.24934, 29.56559 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jiangxi [Kiangsi](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Jiangxi [Kiangsi] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | 116.24934, 29.56559 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of The People'S Republic Of China |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | China Pr |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700230010 |
YAN, M.Z., WU, Y.L., AND LI, C.Y., 1980, METALLOGENETIC
SYSTEMS OF TUNGSTEN AND THEIR MINERALIZATION CHARACTER-
ISTICS IN S. ISHIHARA AND S. TAKENOUCHI (EDS.) GRANITE
MAGMATISM AND RELATED MINERALIZATION, SOCIETY OF MINING
GEOLOGISTS OF JAPAN, MINING GEOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUE NO 8,
P. 215-221.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE YANGCHULING MINE IS A PORPHYRY TYPE DEPOSIT ASSOCIATED WITH LATE STAGES OF MULTIPHASE GRANITIC INTRUSIONS. AGE OF MINERALIZATION IS CRETACEOUS. ORE OCCURS AS DISSEMINATED GRAINS OF SCHEELITE AND MOLYBDENITE IN ALTERED HOST ROCK. OREBODIES ARE IRREGULAR ZONES, TENS TO HUNDREDS OF METERS IN ACROSS. THE MAJOR GANGUE MINERAL IS QUARTZ. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-APR-95 | Sager, Ron | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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