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Jin He Phosphate Mine

Producer in Sichuan [Szechwan], China with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10191141
MAS/MILS ID 5700510042
Record type Site
Current site name Jin He Phosphate Mine
Alternate or previous names Chin Ho

Comments on the site names

  • FORMALLY CHIN HO

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 103.333, 29.16557 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sichuan [Szechwan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Sichuan [Szechwan]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 103.333, 29.16557
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 830328

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-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 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ministry Of Chemical Industries
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Description Reported Production Capacity Phosphate 800000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 800000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO DATA AVAILABLE ON SIZE OF DEPOSIT AT JIN HE. RESOURCES ARE EXTENSIVE, AS THE LEI-PO ROCKS ARE FOUND OVER A WIDE AREA WITH PHOSPHATE ROCK BEING MINED IN AT LEAST TWO OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PROVINCE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Capacity 2564
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE ORE FEED GRADE WAS REPORTED BY BRITISH SULPHUR TO BE LOW AT 25-26% P2O5, CONTAINING SIGNIFICANT IMPURITIES, SUCH AS 5-8% R2O3 AND 2.5-4% MGO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980. WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS. 4TH EDITION. LONDON. PP. 185-190.

  • Deposit

    M.C. MEW, ED.

  • Deposit

    LEE, ANNABELLE I.N., ED. 1980. FERTILIZER OCCURENCES IN THE

  • Deposit

    ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. EAST-WEST RESOURCE SYSTEMS

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE. HONOLULU, HAWAII. PP. 106, 129-135.

  • Deposit

    YEH, LIEN-CHUN. 1978. THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF CHINA. IN:

  • Deposit

    PROTEROZORIC-CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES, PETER J. COOK AND

  • Deposit

    JOHN H. SHERGOLD, EDITORS. IUGP/IUGS/UNESCO. PROJ. 156.

  • Deposit

    YEH, LIEN-TSUN, AND SHU SUN. 1980. SALIENT FEATURES OF

  • Deposit

    CHINESE PHOSPHORITE DEPOSITS. PP. 81-92. IN: FERTIL-

  • Deposit

    IZER MINERAL POTENTIAL IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, ED.

  • Deposit

    RICHARD P. SHELDON AND WILLIAM C. BURNETT, EAST-WEST

  • Deposit

    RESOURCE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE, HONOLULU, HAWAII.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., LONDON, 1987, P. 183.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PART OF TATU RIVER AREA DEPOSITS. THE JIN HE MINE IS IN CENTRAL SICHUAN PROVINCE, "EAST OF EBIAN". LOCAL BASE ELEVATION IS NEAR 2000 METERS. BRITISH SULPHUR REPORTED IN 1987 THAT THE JIN HE DEPOSIT WAS THE LARGEST PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT IN THE PROVINCE. ALSO, THEY REPORTED CAPACITY TO BE 800,000 MTPY. IN 1982 PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 800,000 T/YR REPORTED ORE GRADE IS APPROX. 25% P2O5 WITH 2.5-4.0 % MGO IMPURITY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JAN-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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