| Deposit ID | 10207282 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700130041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fanshan Phosphate Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Fanshan |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 115.21598, 40.36493 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hebei [Hopeh](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Hebei [Hopeh] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Town (1) | 115.21598, 40.36493 |
|---|
| |||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1977 |
| Year of first production | 1990 |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| 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 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700130041 |
STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT, CHINA, HUBEI PHOSPHATE PROJECT
APRIL 25, 1989, REPORT NO 7417-CHA, IBRD, ANNEX 4.4,
P. 51.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980. WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS. 4TH EDITION. LONDON. PP. 185-190.
M.C. MEW, ED.
LEE, ANNABELLE I.N., ED. 1980. FERTILIZER OCCURENCES IN THE
ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. EAST-WEST RESOURCE SYSTEMS
INSTITUTE. HONOLULU, HAWAII. PP. 106, 129-135.
MINING MAGAZINE. 1977. CHINESE PHOSPHATES (NEWS ITEM RE
FANSHAN) MAY.
WANG, K.P. 1981. LETTER REPORT TO ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC.,
PHOSPHATES IN CHINA. JULY 4, 1981.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED. 1987, LONDON, PP. 181-182.
KRAUSS, U. H., H. G. SAAM, AND H. W. SCHMIDT. INTERNATIONAL
STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-PHOSPHATE.
U.S.G.S. CIRCULAR 930-C, 1984, P. 5, 37-38.
US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL. CHINA'S METALS AND MINERALS, A
COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE. THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL,
WASHINGTON, DC, 1988, 128 PP.
GEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, AND OTHERS. EXPLANATORY NOTES
TO MINERAL RESOURCES MAPS OF CHINA. GEOLOGICAL
PUBLISHING HOUSE, BEIJING, 1992, 48 P., 4 PLATES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE FANSHAN DEPOSIT IS LOCATED NEAR THE NORTHERN END OF THE TAIHANGSHAW HIGHLANDS WHICH RISE FROM THE LOW ALLUVIAL COASTAL PLAIN (ELEVATION 30 TO 50 METERS) ON THE SOUTHEAST TO ELEVATIONS OF 2000 METERS OR MORE. PUBLISHED RESERVES ARE 91 MILLION TONS, DEPOSIT WAS FOUND IN 1977 NEAR THE TOWN OF ZHUOLU. BRITISH SULPHUR STATES THAT AN OPEN PIT MINE WITH A CAPACITY OF 400,000 MTPY OF CONCENTRATE WAS DUE TO COME ON-STREAM BY MID-1990. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-APR-1995 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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