Tongling Phos-Acid Plant

Plant in Anhui [Anhwei], 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255822
MAS/MILS ID 5700018801
Record type Site
Current site name Tongling Phos-Acid Plant
Alternate or previous names Tong Ling I

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 117.7826, 30.14885 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anhui [Anhwei](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Anhui [Anhwei]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 117.7826, 30.14885

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1987
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHINA DAILY NORTH AMERICAN EDITION, DEC. 25, 1990, P. 2

  • Deposit

    EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS, V. 56, NO. 1474, JUNE 3, 1991, P. 26

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 120,000 T/YR DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (DAP) PLANT STARTED OPERATION IN 1987, THE PLANT COST 206 MILLION YUAN AND INCLUDED A PHOSPHORIC ACID PLANT. IN 1991 IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE PLANT WOULD BE EXPANDED TO 240,000 T/YR DIAMMONIUM PHPOSPHATE 120,000 T/YR PHOSPHORIC ACID, AND 6,500 T/YR SODIUM FLUOR- SILICATE PRODUCTION. NOTE, THE PHOSPHORIC ACID IS AN INTERMEDIATE PORODUCT CONSUMED IN THE PRODUCTION OF DAP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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