| Deposit ID | 10280443 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700010010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shizishan Copper Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 117.78259, 30.9321 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 150 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Anhui [Anhwei](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Anhui [Anhwei] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 117.78259, 30.9321 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes |
| Year of first production | 1965 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Tongling |
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| Type of mineral rights | Other |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of The People'S Republic Of China |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | China Pr |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tongling Non-Ferrous Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700010010 |
TONGLING COPPER, MINING MAGAZINE, AUG. 1980, P. 109-117.
POW-FOONG FAN, GEOLOGIC SETTING OF SELECTED COPPER DEPOSITS
OF CHINA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 79, 1984, PP. 1785-1795.
THE ECONOMICS OF COPPER, 1992, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES
LTD., P. 201.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHIZISHAN IS LOCATED 16 KM FROM TONGLING CITY. MINERALIZATION IS FOUND WITHIN A SKARN ZONE AT THE CONTACT BETWEEN GRNAODIORITE AND THE TRIASSIC LIMESTONE. ORE IS COMPLEX AND IRREGULAR. AVERAGE GRADE IS .7 TO .8 % CU, AFTER DILUTION IS .5 TO .6% CU, NO IRON PRODUCTION. MINE WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1965. MAIN SHAFT IS 447M DEEP, 6.5M IN DIAMETER, A NUMBER OF SMALLER AUXILLIARY SHAFTS FOR VENTILATION AND ACCESS SERVE THE MINE. ANOTHER SHAFT HAS BEEN SUNK. ORE IS TRANSPORTED BY RAIL 1 KM TO THE CONCEN- TRATOR. PRODUCTION IN 1980 WAS 2,000 MTPD, MAY HAVE EXPANDED TO 3,000 MTPD. THE MAIN HAULAGE SYSTEM USES ELECTRIC TROLLEY LOCOMOTIVES AND GRANBY TYPE CARS AT THE -160M LEVEL. THE MINE USES BOTH SUB-LEVEL STOPING & HORIZONTAL CUT AND FILL METHODS. ORE TO THE MILL AVERAGES 0.5% CU MAINLY IN CHALCOPYRITE. CU CONCENTRATE IS 22-24% CU WITH A 95.5% RECOVERY. ORE IS CRUSHED UNDERGROUND THEN HOISTED. TOTAL EMPLOYMENT-2,000 UNDERGROUND AND 20 ENGINEERS. THE MINE IS UNDERGOING A MAJOR EXPANSION BASED ON 1992 DATA. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANOTHER PROPERTY WITH THE SAME NAME IN YUNNAN PROVINCE (SEQ# 5700570081). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-95 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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