Zhaoyuan County Gold Operations-17

Producer in Shandong [Shantung], China with commodity Gold
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304992
MAS/MILS ID 5700450039
Record type Site
Current site name Zhaoyuan County Gold Operations-17

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 120.39916, 37.29842 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shandong [Shantung](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Shandong [Shantung]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 120.39916, 37.29842

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

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 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Zhaoyuan County Gold Co.
    Home office China Pr
    Year 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GOLD MINES: LUOSHAN, JINCHILING, LINGNAN, HEXI, BEIJIE, JIEHE, FUSHAN, XIADIAN, DAQINJIA, JIANGJIAYAO, YINGEZHUANG, JINLING, JISHAN, DAHE, HEDONG, ZHAOJIAWA AND ZHONGLIUHE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHINA GOLD INDUSTRY INDEX, CHANGCHUN GOLD RESEARCH

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE, CHINA, 1991, P. 196, 225-232. (IN CHINESE)

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-NOV-1994 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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