Mine detail: Jinchuan Mine

Previously called 'Chin-C*an'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.99825, 99.99978

Resource(M)

Primary: Nickel, Copper, Cobalt
Discovery year: 1958

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1964
Last production ended: 1984

Geology

Host type:Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
Structure:Magmatic Sulfides
Tectonic:Prec Mobile Belt

References

MRDSISM0226
DEP10024504
Reference{Deposit:: BRADY, E. SABINA, 1981, CHIN* STRATEGIC MINERALS AND METALS: CHINA BUSINESS REVIEW, SEPT.-OCT., P. 55. (RR1)}{Deposit:: WANG, K.P., 1975, THE PEOPL* REPUBLIC OF CHINA--A NEW INDUSTRIAL POWER WITH A STRONG MINERAL BASE: U.S. BUREAU -OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, P. 96. (RR1)}{Deposit:: WANG, K.P., 1980, FAR EAST-CHINA: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MINING JOURNAL LTD., P. 448. (PA1, RR2, RR3, PA8)}{Deposit:: CHIN, E., 1983, FAR EAST--CHINA: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MINING JOURNAL LTD., P. 349-357. (L11, G12, C3, C9, C18, -RR8)}{Deposit:: ROSS, J.R., AND TRAVIS, G.A., 1981, NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6,- P. 1323-1328. (PC1, RR4)}{Deposit:: SIBLEY, S.F., 1984, NICKEL, IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES,MINERALS YEARBOOK 1983, V.I, METALS AND MINERALS: WASHINGTON,-D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 631-645. (PA2)}{Production:: PA1: RF3; PA2: RF6, P. 639 PC1: RF5, P. 1328.}
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