Kaiyang Phosphate Mine

Producer in Guizhou [Kweichow], 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10239757
MAS/MILS ID 5700330035
Record type Site
Current site name Kaiyang Phosphate Mine
Alternate or previous names Kaiyang, Tianshaba

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 106.91631, 27.04904 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guizhou [Kweichow](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guizhou [Kweichow]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 106.91631, 27.04904

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830331

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1964
Milling method Unspecified

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 1985
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ministry Of Chemical Industries
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1985

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 320000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 320000000mt ore
    Total resources 320000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 34.8 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1989

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 3526
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980. WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS. 4TH EDITION. LONDON. PP. 185-190.

  • Deposit

    M.C. MEW, ED.

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    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, CHINA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY: VOL. 94,

  • Deposit

    NO. 1, JANUARY 1973, 27 P.

  • Deposit

    LEE, ANNABELLE I.N., ED. 1980. FERTILIZER OCCURRENCES IN THE

  • Deposit

    ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. EAST-WEST RESOURCE SYSTEMS

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE. HONOLULU, HAWAII, PP. 106, 129-135.

  • Deposit

    WANG, K.P. 1981. LETTER REPORT TO ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC.,

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATES IN CHINA. JULY 4, 1981.

  • Deposit

    WANG, K.P. 1977. MINERAL RESOURCES AND BASIC INDUSTRIES IN

  • Deposit

    THE PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF CHINA. WESTVIEW PRESS,

  • Deposit

    BOULDER, COLORADO. PP. 187-190.

  • Deposit

    YEH, LIEN-CHUN. 1978. THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF CHINA. IN:

  • Deposit

    PROTEROZORIC-CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES, PETER J. COOK AND

  • Deposit

    JOHN H. SHERGOLD, EDITORS. IUGP/IUGS/UNESCO.

  • Deposit

    PROJECT 156.

  • Deposit

    YEH, LIEN-TSUN, AND SHU SUN. 1980. SALIENT FEATURES OF CHI-

  • Deposit

    NESE PHOSPHORITE DEPOSITS. PP. 81-92. IN: FERTILIZER

  • Deposit

    MINERAL POTENTIAL IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, ED. RICHARD

  • Deposit

    P. SHELDON AND WILLIAM C. BURNETT. EAST-WEST RESOURCE

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    SYSTEMS INSTITUTE, HONOLULU, HAWAII.

  • Deposit

    YEH, LIEN-TSUN, SUN SHU, AND CHIN QI-YAND. UNDATED. ORIGIN

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    AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LITHOLOGIC ASSOCIATIONS OF LATE

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    SINIAN AND EARLY CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES IN EASTERN

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    CHINA. (SOURCE UNKNOWN - AUTHORS ASSOCIATED WITH INST.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. ACADEMICA SONICA, BEIJING, CHINA). 14 P. PLUS.

  • Deposit

    ILLUS.

  • Deposit

    US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL. CHINA'S METALS AND MINERALS, A

  • Deposit

    COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE. THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL,

  • Deposit

    WASHINGTON, DC, 1988, 128 PP.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, V. 313, NO. 8037, SEPT. 15, 1989, P. 210.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOV. 1989, P. 97.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., 1987, LONDON, PP. 183-184.

  • Deposit

    NOTHOLT, A. J. G., AND R. P. SHELDON. PROTEROZOIC AND

  • Deposit

    CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES - REGIONAL REVIEW: WORLD RESOURCS

  • Deposit

    PAPER IN PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD, VOL. 1, P. J.

  • Deposit

    COOK AND J. H. SHERGOLD EDS., CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

  • Deposit

    PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, 1986, PP. 9-18.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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