Yuantan Iron Mine

Producer in Guangdong [Kwangtung], China with commodity Iron
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230944
MAS/MILS ID 5700310007
Record type Site
Current site name Yuantan Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Yuantan Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 113.49945, 23.49935 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guangdong [Kwangtung](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guangdong [Kwangtung]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 113.49945, 23.49935

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yuantan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The Peoples Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED RESERVES 200 MILLION TONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 283.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1994 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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