Mine detail: Wudaogou

Previously called 'Kuandian Borate Deposit'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.71495, 124.73233

Resource(N)

Primary:	Boron-Borates
Orebody form:	LENSES

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1980

Geology

Host rock:	Jinge Formation (Jingeyre)
Host type:	Marble
Associated rock:	Liaohe Group
Associated type:	Granulite,Serpentinite,Iron Formation
Structure:	B Bearing Rocks Occur In Deformed Metamorphics (Closed Folds) Around Domes With Granitic Cores. 4 Domes Recognised: Yinkou, Fengcheng, Kuandian, Jian. Present Domal Structure Resulted From *emoldin *Of Original Volcanic Domes.
Tectonic:	Proterozoic Rift

References

MRDS	I000072
DEP	10023269
Reference	{Deposit:: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1990, MINERAL NOTES: V. 273, P. 77.}{Deposit:: ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.}{Deposit:: WANG, P., 1989, 28TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS ABSTRACT.}{Deposit:: GUANGHUA LUI, 1993, REPORT TO BHP MINERALS.}{Deposit:: LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.}{Production:: LUI, 1993.}{Reserve-Resource:: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1990.}
Reporter	Orris, Greta J., Langford, R.P.