Wuzhaung Deposit

Producer in Guangdong [Kwangtung], China with commodities Thorium, REE, Titanium, Zirconium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000777
MRDS ID ISM0626
Record type District
Current site name Wuzhaung Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 110.36624, 18.71646 (WGS84)
Relative position THE PROCESSING PLANT AND MAIN DEPOSIT ARE LOCATED 12 KM SOUTH OF THE CITY OF WANNING ON THE EAST COAST OF HAINAN ISLAND.

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
Thorium Primary
REE Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 110.36624, 18.71646

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description COASTAL BEACH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1945
Year of first production 1965

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CHINESE GOVERNMENT
  • Type Operator
    Owner GUANGDONG METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES BUREAU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES, 1982, WUZHAUNG, HAINAN ISLAND, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA. MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM DEPOSIT REPORT, PREPARED BY KAISER ENGINEERS, 20 P.

Beyond USGS

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