Kaiyuan Cu/Co/Sb Deposit

Unknown in Yunnan, China with commodities Antimony, Cobalt, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183540
MAS/MILS ID 5700570025
Record type Site
Current site name Kaiyuan Cu/Co/Sb Deposit
Alternate or previous names Kaiyuan Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 103.49971, 23.49932 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yunnan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Yunnan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 103.49971, 23.49932

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 333, 403, 407.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KAIYUAN IS LOCATED ABOUT 150 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KUNMING. OCCURS AS LENSES, VEINS OR LAYERS AND CONTAINS 0.3-1.0% CU ANTIMONITE IS THE MAJOR ANTIMONY ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1994 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.