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Baishui Mine, Qingchuan Co., Guangyuan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Latitude: 32°40'0"N
Longitude: 105°27'30"E
Longitude: 105°27'30"E
A placer gold mine in the alluvium of the lower Bailong river (Bailongjiang) near Shazhou town. It ceased operations when the river was dammed up.
This mine was China's first placer gold mine.
Note:
The USGS website lists wrong coordinates for this deposit (they are about 50 km off).
Mineral List
| Arsenopyrite Calcite 'Chlorite Group' Galena | 'Garnet' Gold Hematite Ilmenite | Limonite Magnetite 'Monazite' Muscovite var: Sericite | Quartz Rutile Zircon |
15 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.
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References
Yongming Wang (1983): Geological features and enrichment patterns of the Baishui placer gold deposit. Geology and Prospecting 19(3), 34-38 (in Chinese).
Yongming Wang (1989): Geological features and ore-forming conditions of gold placers along the lower reaches of the Bailongjiang river. Geology and Prospecting 25(9), 8-11 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Yongming Wang (1989): Geological features and ore-forming conditions of gold placers along the lower reaches of the Bailongjiang river. Geology and Prospecting 25(9), 8-11 (in Chinese with English abstract).
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