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Sangdong

Producer in Korea, South with commodities Bismuth, Molybdenum, Tungsten
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  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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280519
MAS/MILS ID 5800300001
Record type Site
Current site name Sangdong
Alternate or previous names Sandong

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAME: KANGWON DO. RESOURCES AS OF 1/83.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 128.83704, 37.1443 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Korea, South(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Korea, South

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Bismuthinite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 128.83704, 37.1443
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75W
    Dip 35E
    Thickness 4.5M
    Length 1500M
    Width 1500M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N75W:35E
    Date of Last Modification 830909

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1916
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1916
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Kangwon

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Korean Tungsten Mining Co. Ltd. (Government Owned)
    Interest 100
    Home office Korea R
    Year 1989

Comments on the production information

  • PA=91. 8MT TUNGSTEN/DAY; 4.3MT BISMUTH/DAY; 0.1MT MOLYBENUM/DAY PRODUCTION CUTBACKS WERE INITIATED IN 1988 BECAUSE OF OPERATING LOSSES. COMPANY WAS MOVING TOWARDS PRODUCTION OF VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS AND SUPPLYING KOREAN CONSUMERS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES FOR THE DISTRICT WERE ESTIMATED AT 10.9 MMT AT .8 PCT WO3. MOST OF THIS ORE WOULD RESIDE AT THE SANG DONG MINE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method TIMBER WITH SUBSEQUENT FILL 10-45
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 1800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 13.7
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 333
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, THE ECONOMICS OF TUNGSTEN,

  • Production

    6'TH EDITION, 1990, P. 100.

  • Production

    AS ABOVE

  • Deposit

    KWANGMUGUK- MINERAL PRODUCTION IN SOUTH KOREA 1., 1954.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. KOREA. MCGRAW-

  • Deposit

    HILL, INC., NEW YORK, 1978, P. 308.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. ASIA. S. KOREA. JANUARY 1979, P. 59.

  • Deposit

    FARRAR, E., CLARK, A. H., AND KIM, O. J. 1977. SCIENTIFIC

  • Deposit

    COMMUNICATIONS. AGE OF THE SANGDONG TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT RE-

  • Deposit

    PUBLIC OF KOREA, AND ITS BEARING ON THE METALLOGENY OF THE

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN KOREAN PENINSULA. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 73, 1978,

  • Deposit

    P. 547-566.

  • Deposit

    JOHN, Y. W. GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE SANGDONG TUNGSTEN

  • Deposit

    MINE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 58, 1963,

  • Deposit

    P. 1285-1300.

  • Deposit

    YONG, Y.W., GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE SANGDONG TUNGSTEN

  • Deposit

    MORRIS, C.W., TUNGSTEN ORES-SOME PRODUCERS AND USERS.

  • Deposit

    (PRIVATE REPORT ON SANGDONG, 1969).

  • Deposit

    SMITH, A., PRIMARY TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, STOCKHOLM 1979

  • Deposit

    MINING PRACTICES, PP. 50-51.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SANG-DONG MINE ACCOUNTED FOR 90.6 PER CENT OF KOREAN PRODUCTION. FIVE MAJOR OREBEDS, TWO THINNER OREBEDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-SEP-1992 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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