Xiaotieshan

Overview

Baiyinchang district. Ore tonnage includes 6.3 million t reserves and >20 million t production. Concordant steeply dipping tabular and lenticular massive sulfide bodies. Qinling-Qilian mobile belt, North Qilian Neoproterozoic-Early Paleozoic volcanic arc.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-felsic in oceanic arc

Resources & Operations

Operator: Baiyin Nonferrous

Mining Method: Underground

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS