Mine detail: Weolag Mine

Previously called 'Wolak'

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Location: C*ngc*ng-Bukto, Korea, South, Asia
Lat / long: 36.87906, 128.13563
dep_id: 10021618
mrds_id: DE00295
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Molybdenum, Bismuth, Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Sinclair, W. David
hrock_unit: Samtaesan;Weolag Granite
hrock_type: Hornfels,Granite
Structure: Carbonate-Rich Sedimentary Rocks Intruded By Cret Granite
tectonic: Mesozoic Orogenic Belt
References:
  • Deposit:: CHUNG, C.K., 1975, TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN SOUTH KOREA, KOREAN INSTITUTE OF MINERAL AND MINING ENGINEERS JOURNAL, VOL. 12, P. 192-199.
  • Deposit:: SO, C.-S., RYE, D.M., AND SHELTON, K.L., 1983, CARBON, ORYGEN AND SULFUR ISOTOPE AND FLUID INCLUSION STUDY OF THE WEOLAG TUNGSTEN-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, FLUID HISTORIES OF METAMORPHIC AND ORE-FORMING EVENTS, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 78, NO. 8, P. 1551-1573.
  • Deposit:: FLETCHER, C.J.N., 1984, STRATA-BOUND, VEIN AND BRECCIA-PIPE TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH KOREA, TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY, SECTION B, VOL. 93, P. 176-184.
  • Production:: CUM ITEM 1: CHUNG, C.K., 1975. CUM ITEM 2: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL TRADE NOTES.
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