Tashui Iron Mine

Producer in Sichuan [Szechwan], 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. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231358
MAS/MILS ID 5700510007
Record type Site
Current site name Tashui Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Tashui Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 104.49967, 29.49885 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sichuan [Szechwan](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Sichuan [Szechwan]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 104.49967, 29.49885

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURS AS THIN SIDERITE BEDS AND NODULES IN COAL MEASURE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Weiyuan

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 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Indicated 3000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3000000mt ore
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 40 wt-pct Iron Major 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 231, 288.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-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.