Pangushan Tungsten Mine

Producer in Jiangxi [Kiangsi], China with commodities Bismuth, 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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304016
MAS/MILS ID 5700230008
Record type Site
Current site name Pangushan Tungsten Mine
Alternate or previous names Pangushan, Piaotang Tungsten Ore Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 115.49939, 25.83247 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(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
Bismuth Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Bismuthinite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown
Topaz Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 115.49939, 25.83247

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E00W
    Dip 90S
    Length 700M
    Width 30M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Strike And Dip E00W:90S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1916

Mining district

District name Piaotang

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of The People'S Republic Of China
    Interest 100
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 140000
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUNGSTEN BY K C LI AND C Y WANG 1955 3RD ED REINHOLD PUB CO

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1943 NO 6 SEPT-OCT P431-474 BY KE-CHIN HSU

  • Deposit

    DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER ONC H-12 SCALE 1:100

  • Deposit

    ARMY MAP SERVICE NG 50-9 L500 KAN-HSIEN CHINA 1-AMS

  • Deposit

    CHINAS GEOGRAPHIC FOUNDATIONS BY G B CRESSEY 1934 MCGRAW-HIL

  • Deposit

    PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ATLAS BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN

  • Deposit

    GREEN, S., JACKSON, H., AND JACOBS, M.B., CHINA'S CONSTRUC-

  • Deposit

    TION AND MINING INDUSTRIES, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR US-CHINA

  • Deposit

    TRADE, WASH. DC, MAR. 1977, PP. 178-180.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1978, P. 430.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1980, PP. 449-451.

  • Deposit

    PARRISH, I.S., DERRY, MICHENER, & BOOTH, INC., SYMPOSIUM ON

  • Deposit

    TUNGSTEN GEOLOGY, JIANGX1 (PRC), OCT. 1981, PP.X-1--X-4.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOUTNAL (LONDON), CHINESE WOLFRAM INDUSTRY,

  • Deposit

    VOL. CLX1X, JUNE 28, 1930, P. 536.

  • Deposit

    WANG, K.P., THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, A NEW INDUSTRIAL

  • Deposit

    POWER WITH A STRONG MINERAL BASE, USBM, WASH. DC, 1975,

  • Deposit

    PP. 68-70.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, OCT. 1979, PP. 78-79.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    FIRST INTERNAT. TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, STOCKHOLM, SEPT. 1979,

  • Deposit

    PP. 118-126.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITIES AND OUTPUT ARE EXPRESSED AS METRIC TONS/YEAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-95 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.