Dalongshan Tungsten Mine

Producer in Jiangxi [Kiangsi], China with commodities Molybdenum, 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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  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 10256236
MAS/MILS ID 5700230042
Record type Site
Current site name Dalongshan Tungsten Mine
Alternate or previous names Dalongshan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 114.29942, 25.53249 (WGS84)
Elevation 650
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jiangxi [Kiangsi](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Jiangxi [Kiangsi]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 114.29942, 25.53249

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 500M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Comments on the geologic information

  • TYPE OF ORE BODY: PNEUMATO-HYPOTHERMAL, QUARTZ-VEIN TYPE. 106 VEINS OF 5 CM AND MORE EXIST. OF THESE, 30 ARE ORE VEINS OF COMMERCIAL VALUE. VEINS AVERAGE 500M IN LENGTH (UP TO 800M), EXTEND TO A DEPTH OF 300 TO 500M WITH A THICKNESS OF 0.1-0.25M (BUT UP TO 2.4M).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1955

Mining district

District name Dayu

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 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OTHER SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Capacity 190
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARRISH, I.S. - DERRY, MICHENER AND BOOTH, INC. SYMPOSIUM

  • Deposit

    ON TUNGSTEN GEOLOGY, JIANGXI (PRC), OCTOBER 1981.

  • Deposit

    PAGE E-1 THROUGH E-6, GB-52 THROUGH GB-60.

  • Deposit

    PARRISH, I.S., MINING ENGINEERING - TUNGSTEN GEOLOGY SYMPO-

  • Deposit

    SIUM AND MINE VISITS IN JIANGXI PROVINCE, CHINA, JUNE

  • Deposit

    1982 P. 657-660.

  • Deposit

    WU, W., TUNGSTEN - CHINESE TUNGSTEN ORE, PROCEEDINGS OF THE

  • Deposit

    FIRST INTERNATIONAL TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, STOCKHOLM, SEPT

  • Deposit

    1979, P. 118-126.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WOLFRAMITE CONCENTRATES ARE PROBABLY CONVERTED TO ATP AT A PLANT LOCATED AT CHANGJIAN RIVER, JIANGXI PROVINCE, CAPACITY 500,000 MT/YR, AND/OR TUNGSTEN CARBIDE AT A PLANT IN SICHUAN, JIANGXI PROVINCE, CAPACITY 800 TONS OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE FROM 1000 TONS OF TUNGSTEN POWDER, AND/OR EXPORTED. MOLYBDENUM CONCENTRATES ARE LIKELY TRANSPORTED TO THE JILIN FERROALLOY PLANT IN CHANGCHUM, JILIN PROVINCE FOR CON- VERSION IN AN OXIDE ROASTER TO FERROMOLYBDENUM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-NOV-94 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.