Mine detail: Weolag Mine

Previously called 'Wolak'

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Location

Lat / long: 36.87906, 128.13564

Resource(M)

Primary: Molybdenum, Bismuth, Tungsten

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:Samtaesan;Weolag Granite
Host type:Hornfels,Granite
Structure:Carbonate-Rich Sedimentary Rocks Intruded By Cret Granite
Tectonic:Mesozoic Orogenic Belt

References

MRDSDE00295
DEP10021618
Reference{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.}
ReporterSinclair, W. David