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Wengyan Tungsten Mine

Producer in Guangdong [Kwangtung], China with commodities Bismuth, Tungsten
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231207
MAS/MILS ID 5700310055
Record type Site
Current site name Wengyan Tungsten Mine
Alternate or previous names Wengyan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 113.83273, 24.59926 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 113.83273, 24.59926
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830826

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 50000
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRANKLIN, N., METAL TRADE NEWS - CHINESE TUNGSTEN PRODUCER

  • Deposit

    RESUMES MINING OPERATIONS, NOV. 1929.

  • Deposit

    LI, K.C., AND WANG, C.Y., TUNGSTEN-THE GEOLOGY OF TUNGSTEN,

  • Deposit

    REINHOLD PUBLISHING CORP., 1943, PP. 39-46.

  • Deposit

    WU, W., TUNGSTEN - CHINESE TUNGSTEN ORE, PROCEEDINGS OF THE

  • Deposit

    FIRST INTERNAT. TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, STOCKHOLM, SEPT.

  • Deposit

    PP. 118-126.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATING DAYS/YEAR IN METRIC TONS/YEAR WOLFRAMITE CONC. IS PROBABLY SHIPPED TO APT PLANT LOCATED AT CHANGJIAN RIVER, JIANGXI PROVIDENCE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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