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Kunyang Phosphate Mine

Producer in Yunnan, China with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  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 10255979
MAS/MILS ID 5700570069
Record type Site
Current site name Kunyang Phosphate Mine
Alternate or previous names Kunyang, Kunyan

Comments on the site names

  • FORMALLY KUNYANG

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 102.54973, 24.69922 (WGS84)
Elevation 2300
Location accuracy 5000(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
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 102.54973, 24.69922
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00S
    Dip 15S
    Thickness 5.8M
    Length 7000M
    Width 1200M
    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
    Strike And Dip N00S:15S
    Date of Last Modification 911217

Comments on the geologic information

  • STRIKE AND DIP= 090-270 DEG/15S. AVERAGE THICKNESS OF UPPER ORE ZONE IS 6M, AVERAGE THICKNESS OF LOWER ORE ZONE IS 3M. THESE ZONES ARE SEPARATED BY ABOUT 2M OF GREEN-BLUE SHALE.
  • APATITE IS ACTUALLY FLUORAPATITE SAND-SIZED INTERCLASTIC PHOSPHORITE PREDOMINATES THE DEPOSIT TOGETHER WITH A PELLETAL VARIETY, WHICH IS FOUND MAINLY IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF BOTH PHOSPHORITE UNITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1934
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1965
Milling method Sizing

Comments on exploration

  • DISCOVERY YEAR 1939: METHOD OF DISCOVERY, UNKNOWN.

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Description 130000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 130000mt
  • Year 1966
    Description 200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 200000mt
  • Year 1967
    Description 200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 200000mt
  • Year 1968
    Description 200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 200000mt
  • Year 1969
    Description 200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 200000mt
  • Year 1970
    Description 200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 200000mt
  • Year 1971
    Description 200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 200000mt
  • Year 1972
    Description 200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 200000mt
  • Year 1973
    Description 200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 200000mt
  • Year 1974
    Description 200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 200000mt
  • Year 1975
    Description 200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 200000mt
  • Year 1976
    Description 500000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 500000mt
  • Year 1977
    Description 500000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 500000mt
  • Year 1978
    Description 500000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 500000mt
  • Year 1979
    Description 1500000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1500000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description 1699999 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1699999mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 70000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 70000000mt ore
    Inferred 470000000mt ore
    Total resources 540000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 30 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN SITU ORE GRADE REPORTED AS 25+ WT-PCT; FEED GRADE = 30 WT-PCT. M1C1=M9C4. THE IBRD REPORTS RESERVES AT KUNYANG AT APPROXIMATELY 105 MIL. MT OF ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 840HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Secondary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 15
    Capacity 4839
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 310
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on other economic factors

  • ORE IS EXTRACTED BY DRILL AND BLAST METHODS, THEN LOADED BY SHOVELS INTO 27-32 MT TRUCKS FOR HAULAGE TO THE CRUSHING PLANT FOR SIZING (>200MM). ORE IS THEN STORED IN LOADING BAYS TO AWAIT SALE. MINE RECOVERY IS 80%.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    IBRD STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT, CHINA; HUBEI PHOSPHATE PROJECT,

  • Reserve-Resource

    REPORT NO. 7417-CHA, ANNEX 4.4, P. 51, APRIL 25, 1989.

  • Reserve-Resource

    LI, TA M. AND K. P. WANG. MINING ENGINEERING, MARCH

  • Reserve-Resource

    1980. P287-288.

  • Deposit

    HSIEH, C. Y., AND C. H. CHAO. NOTE ON THE PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS IN CHINA. BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

  • Deposit

    OF CHINA, V. 28, NOS. 1-2, BEIJING, 1948, PP. 71-74.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    M.C. MEW, ED.

  • Deposit

    CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. 1980, CATERPILLAR PERFORMANCE HAND-

  • Deposit

    BOOK, 11TH EDITION. PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

  • Deposit

    CHEN, THEODORE H.E. 1976, CHINA PP. 390 D, E, G. IN: WORLD

  • Deposit

    BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA. VOL. 3.

  • Deposit

    NAGATA, H. 1981. LETTERS AND REPORT TO ZELLARS-WILLIAMS,

  • Deposit

    INC. LAKELAND, FLORIDA. JUNE 1, 1981. 5 P. WITH

  • Deposit

    PHOTOGRAPHS.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM, 1980. PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF CHINA

  • Deposit

    (NEWS ITEM, RE KUNMING) NO. 107, BRITISH SULPHUR CORP.

  • Deposit

    LTD.

  • Deposit

    RAND MCNALLY AND CO. 1969. THE INTERNATIONAL ATLAS.PP.88-97.

  • 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

    WANG, CHUNG-WU. 1978. THE CONDITIONS OF FORMATION OF THE

  • Deposit

    LOWER CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES AND THE REGULARITIES OF

  • Deposit

    THEIR DISTRIBUTION YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA. IN PROTERO-

  • Deposit

    ZOIC-CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES, PETER J. COOK AND JOHN H.

  • Deposit

    SHERGOLD, EDITORS. IUGP/IUGS/UNESCO PROJECT 156.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PROTEROZOIC-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

  • Deposit

    CHINESE 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

  • Deposit

    SYSTEMS INSTITUTE, HONOLULU, HAWAII.

  • Deposit

    YEH, L., S. SUN, Q. CHEN, AND S. GUO. PROTEROZOIC AND

  • Deposit

    CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES - DEPOSITS: KUNYANG, YUNNAN,

  • Deposit

    CHINA. PAPER IN PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD,

  • Deposit

    VOLUME 1, PROTEROZOIC AND CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES, P. J.

  • Deposit

    COOK AND J. H. SHERGOLD EDITORS, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

  • Deposit

    PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, 1986, PP. 149-154.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, LTD., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., 1987, LONDON, P. 182.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SURFACE MINE PRODUCES 1.5 MILLION T/YR OF 22% TO 39% P2O5 ROCK FROM THREE ORE HORIZONS IN THE LOWER CAMBRIAN YUHUCUN FORMATION. DISCOVERED IN 1939, THE KUNYANG MINE STARTED PRODUCTION IN 1966 NEAR THE VILLAGE OF MEISHUCUN, WEST OF DIAN CHI LAKE. RESERVES ARE AT LEAST 42 MILLION MT TONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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