Hsia-Niutung Iron Mine

Producer in Guangdong [Kwangtung], China with commodity Iron
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. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304725
MAS/MILS ID 5700310005
Record type Site
Current site name Hsia-Niutung Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Hsia-Niutung

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 110.49953, 22.49943 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guangdong [Kwangtung](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guangdong [Kwangtung]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 110.49953, 22.49943

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.7M
    Length 15000M
    Width 6500M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Niutang

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 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 500000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 500000000mt ore
    Total resources 500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 45 wt-pct Iron Major 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    . 2, 1975, P. 232-233, 282.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-NOV-1994 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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