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Jingxiang Phosphate Mine

Producer in Hubei [Hupeh], 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. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280213
MAS/MILS ID 5700170001
Record type Site
Current site name Jingxiang Phosphate Mine
Alternate or previous names Jingxiang, Chingshan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 113.08272, 31.03207 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hubei [Hupeh](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hubei [Hupeh]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 113.08272, 31.03207
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    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 830324

Comments on the geologic information

  • APATITE IS ACTUALLY FLUORATITE . SHALE IS ALSO PRESENT
  • DEPTH TO MINERALZATION, LENGTH, WIDTH, AND DIP ARE UNKNOWN THE MIDDLE SINIAN DOUSHANTUO FORMATION IS COMPOSED OF DOLOMITIC MARLS, SILICEOUS AND ARGILLICEOUS SHALES. IT IS UP TO 300M THICK AND IS COMPRISES FOUR ORE BEDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Combined Methods - Other Combined Methods
Year of first production 1965
Milling method Sizing

Comments on exploration

  • YEAR AND METHOD OF DISCOVERY IS 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
    Year 1985
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ministry Of Chemical Industries
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINE RECOVERY IS 70% ( ASSUMED) FEED GRADE=26.5 WT-PCT. GRADE AMONG THREE OF THE BEDS RANGES FROM 8 TO 34% P2O5. M1C1=M9C4.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method INCLINED CUT AND FILL 10-65
    Percent Recovery 70
    Capacity 2097
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 310
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINE STARTED OPERATION IN 1965, 1980 PRODUCTION OF 600,000 TONS.
  • ORE IS SENT TO THE ZHONGXIANG/JINGXIANG MILL FOR BENEFICIATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS. 4TH ED., M.C. MEW, EDITOR. LONDON.

  • Deposit

    PP. 185-190.

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

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATES IN CHINA. JULY 4, 1981.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LITHOLOGIC ASSOCIATIONS OF LATE

  • Deposit

    SINIAN AND EARLY CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES IN EASTERN

  • Deposit

    CHINA. (SOURCE UNKNOWN - AUTHORS ASSOCIATED WITH INST.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. ACADEMICA SINICA, BEIJING, CHINA). 14 P. ILLUS.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., 1987, LONDON, P. 184.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1981, LONDON.

  • Deposit

    KRAUSS, U. H., SAAM, H. G., AND SCHMIDT, H. W. INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-PHOSPHATE.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 1984, P. 37.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CHINGSHAN DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE DAHONGSHAN HIGHLANDS. THE ALLUVIAL PLAINS TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITE ARE BETWEEN 200 AND 500 METERS IN ELEVATION WITH ELEVATIONS IN THE DAHONGSHAN REACHING 1680 METERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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