Liuyang Phosphate Mine

Producer in Hunan, China with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230799
MAS/MILS ID 5700150060
Record type Site
Current site name Liuyang Phosphate Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 113.84942, 28.29897 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hunan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hunan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 113.84942, 28.29897

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, LTD. A WORLD SURVEY OF

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, FIFTH EDITION, LONDON, 1987,

  • Deposit

    PP. 178-185.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SURFACE MINE PRODUCING 640,000 T/YR. A 100 KM. BRANCH RAILROAD LINE WAS CONSTRUCTED FROM LILING TO THE DEPOSIT IN 1961.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.