Tongguanshan Copper Mine

Producer in Anhui [Anhwei], China with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Sulfur, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280963
MAS/MILS ID 5700010003
Record type Site
Current site name Tongguanshan Copper Mine
Alternate or previous names Tung-Kuanshan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 117.87959, 31.03409 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anhui [Anhwei](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Anhui [Anhwei]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 117.87959, 31.03409

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Tongling

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 1986
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tongling Non-Ferrous Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WANG, K. P., MINERAL RESOURCES AND BASIC INDUSTRIES IN THE

  • Deposit

    PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: BOULDER COLORADO, WESTVIEW

  • Deposit

    PRESS, 1977, P. 140, 211.

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    IKONNIKOV, A. B., MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHINA: G. S. A.

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    MICROFORM PUB. 2, 1975, 366P.

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    MMRS, 1986, P. 23.

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    METALS AND MINERALS RESEARCH PROPRIETARY REPORT, 1986.

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    THE ECONOMICS OF COPPER, 1992, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES,

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    LTD, P. 201.

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    MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHINA, VOL. 1, 1990, GEOLOGICAL

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    PUBLISHING HOUSE, BEIJING, P. 37-41.

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    POW-FOONG FAN, GEOLOGIC SETTING OF SELECTED COPPER DEPOSITS

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    OF CHINA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 79, 1984, P. 1792.

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    EXPLANATORY NOTES TO MINERAL RESOURCES MAPS OF CHINA,

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, BEIJING, 1992, 48 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.