| Deposit ID | 10304992 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5700450039 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zhaoyuan County Gold Operations-17 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 120.39916, 37.29842 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shandong [Shantung](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Shandong [Shantung] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 120.39916, 37.29842 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of The People'S Republic Of China |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | China Pr |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zhaoyuan County Gold Co. |
| Home office | China Pr |
| Year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5700450039 |
CHINA GOLD INDUSTRY INDEX, CHANGCHUN GOLD RESEARCH
INSTITUTE, CHINA, 1991, P. 196, 225-232. (IN CHINESE)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ZHAOYUAN COUNTY GOLD COMPANY IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST OVERALL GOLD PRODUCING ENTITY IN SHANDONG; OPERATING 17 OPERATIONS & CAPACITY NUMBERS ARE UNKNOWN, BUT IT IS KNOWN THAT THESE MINES COLLECTIVELY PRODUCE MORE THAN 10,000 OUNCES OF GOLD PER YEAR. CATHARINE FOGG OF MAFO VISITED YINGEZHUANG MINE, WHICH IS A LARGE COUNTY LEVEL OPERATION 350 MTPD,(USUALLY UNDER 250 MTPD). YINGEZHUANG IS A 350 TPD UNDERGROUND OPERATION USING CHINESE EQU- IPMENT AND LABOR INTENSIVE. THE MINE STARTED IN 1991 AND OPERATE ON A FOUR 6-HOUR SHIFT BASIS. THE ORE GRADE AVERAGES 3 G/T AU. ACCESS TO THE ORE BODY IS THROUGH A 390-METER SHAFT AND USING CUT AND FILL MINING METHOD WITH 92% RECOVERY AND 8% DILUTION. THE GOLD CONCENTRATE IS SOLD TO THE ZHAOYUAN GOLD SMELTER. TOTAL WORK FORCE CONSISTS OF 700 PEOPLE, SOME OF THEM WERE TRANSFERRED FROM A MINE, LUOSHAN, WHICH HAS LIMITED RESERVE LEFT. THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES AND ANNUAL CAPACITIES FOR THE MINES INCLUDED IN ZHAOYUAN COUNTY GOLD OPERATIONS: NAME DEM. RESOURCE (KMT) ANNUAL CAP. (KMT/Y) LUOSHAN 30,000 500 JINCHILING 5,000 175 LINGNAN 30,000 600 HEXI 3,000 750 BEIJIE 5,000 100 JIEHE 5,000 250 FUSHAN 5,000 175 XIADIAN 5,000 175 DAQINGJIA 5,000 175 JIANGJIAYAO 5,000 100 YINGEZHUANG 5,000 175 JINLING 5,000 100 JISHAN 5,000 175 DAHE 5,000 175 HEDONG 5,000 175 ZHAOJIAWA 5,000 175 ZHONGLIUHE 5,000 175 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-NOV-1994 | Slater, Linda C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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