Bai Shi Po Cu/Sn/W Deposit

Prospect in Yunnan, China with commodities Copper, Tin, Tungsten
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231234
MAS/MILS ID 5700570060
Record type Site
Current site name Bai Shi Po Cu/Sn/W Deposit
Alternate or previous names Bai Shi Po

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 102.99973, 23.49932 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yunnan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Yunnan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 102.99973, 23.49932

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1 + M2C1 + M3C1=M4C1=M9C4. M1 IS ALLUVIAL ORE M2 IS OXIDIZED ORE M3 IS SKARN ORE M4 IS THE COMBINED RESERVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 3000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 333
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • BENEFICIATION METHODS ASSUMED TO INCLUDE SEGREGATION PROCESS FOR REMOVAL OF COPPER INTO LOW GRADE METALLIC CONCENTRATE FOLLOWED BY GRAVITY CONCENTRATION AND MAGNETIC SEPARATION OF TUNGSTEN (WOLFRAMITE)/TIN FOR THEIR RECOVERY FROM LEACH RESIDUE. SKARN ORE BY GRAVITY/FLOTATION FOR SCHEELITE RECOVERY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY MISSION

  • Deposit

    TO CHINA, OCT. 14-30, 1979, P. 11-13.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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