| Deposit ID | 10183076 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700570072 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lanping Pb/Zn Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Jinding |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 99.26652, 26.46577 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yunnan(province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Yunnan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | 99.26652, 26.46577 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of The People'S Republic Of China |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | China Pr |
| Year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700570072 |
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL (E&MJ), OCTOBER 1993, P. 40.
CHINESE MINES, VOLUME I. GEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING CO.,
BEIJING, 1989, P. 181.
THE NON-FERROUS METALS INDUSTRY IN CHINA, A SURVEY. METALS
AND MINERALS RESEARCH SERVICES, LTD., 1986, P. 62.
THE NON-FERROUS METALS RESOURCES, GEOLOGICAL REPORT BY
MINERAL INDUSTRIAL GROUP OF JAPAN, 1989, PP. 99-100.
WANG, K.P. MAJOR MINERAL DEPOSITS AND FACILITIES IN CHINA.
IN-HOUSE REPORT, BUREAU OF MINES, 1991.
WERNER, A. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CHINA, STATISTICS AND
AND LOCATIONS. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES:
CANADA, 1988, PP.40,86.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET--LEAD & ZINC, AUGUST 13, 1992, P. 6.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SIZABLE COMPLEX BEING BUILT, SIZABLE, GOOD GRADE RESERVES. MINE, MILL, SMELTER, REFINERY, GOOD TECHNOLOGY, OF GROWING IMPORTANTCE. SLATED FOR LARGE-SCALE OUTPUT CAPACITY (60,000 TPY LEAD AND ZINC). CONSTRUCTION REPORTED TO HAVE BEGUN BY 1985 AND COULD HAVE BEEN IN PRODUCTION IN 1990--NOT CONFIRMED. PROSPECTING HAS SHOWN THAT THE MINE HAS VERIFIED RESERVES OF 14.32 MILLION TONS OF ZINC AND LEAD METAL CONTAINED IN 150 MILLION TONS OF ORE. 83 PERCENT IS ZINC, ROUGHLY 11.88 MILLION TONS (THEREFORE LEAD RESERVES ARE ABOUT 2.4 MILLION TONS). DEPOSITS ARE SUITABLE FOR OPEN MINING, AND THE MINE WILL PRODUCE 60,000 TONS OF ZINC AND 5,000 TONS OF LEAD A YEAR BY 1995. THE LIFE OF THE MINE IS ESTIMATED AT 35 YEARS. A 131-KM HIGHWAY IS BEING BUILT FROM LANPING TO JIANCHUAN COUNTY, EAST OF THE MINE. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE PUT INTO USE IN 1993. CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN ON A 213-KM RAILWAY THAT WILL LINK THE CITY OF DALI, WHICH IS 220 KM SOUTHEAST OF LANPING, WITH GUANGTONG, A STATION ON THE CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-1994 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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