Yen-T'Ou-Ts'Un Banded Magnetite

Unknown in Shanxi [Shansi], China with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10214951
MAS/MILS ID 5700430031
Record type Site
Current site name Yen-T'Ou-Ts'Un Banded Magnetite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 113.31605, 39.73155 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shanxi [Shansi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Shanxi [Shansi]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ankerite Unknown
Anthophyllite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 113.31605, 39.73155

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 30M
    Length 500M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yen-T'Ou-Ts'Un

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 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Inferred 4000000mt ore
    Total resources 4000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 40 wt-pct Iron Trace 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Inferred 500000mt ore
    Total resources 500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 50 wt-pct Iron Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IWAO, SHUICHI, 1969, BANDED MAGNETITE ORE DEPOSITS AND METAM

  • Deposit

    ROCKS IN THE VICINITY OF YEN-TOU-TSUN, WU-TAI-SHAN, SHANSI P

  • Deposit

    CHINA (WITH APPENDIX ON HEMATITE ORE DEPOSITS IN THE VICINIT

  • Deposit

    TING-HSIANG AND TUNG-YEH-CHEN): GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCE

  • Deposit

    THE FAR EAST, EDITED BY TSUTOMU OGURA, VOL. 2, UNIV. OF TOKY

  • Deposit

    TOKYO. P. 425-441.

  • Deposit

    PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ATLAS BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN

  • Deposit

    1971, P. 82.

  • Deposit

    L500, I-AMS, NJ4904, 1:250,000, HUN-YUAN, CHINA.

  • Deposit

    TREGEAR, T.R., 1965, A GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA: UNIV. OF LONDON P

  • Deposit

    LTD., WARWICK SQUARE, LONDON, E.C.4 P. 342.

  • Deposit

    DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER, OPERATIONAL NAVIGAT

  • Deposit

    CHART, ONCG-9, SCALE 1:1,000,000, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA,

  • Deposit

    EDITION 3, 1972.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-NOV-1994 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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