Superlarge carbonate-hosted Hg deposit. The primary ore is cinnabar, other sulphides are almost completely lacking. The four principal adits (sometimes referred to as "Wanshan Mines") are named Sheng Hsi Hsien, Hei Lung Tsu, Lao Shan Keng and Ta Tung.
Located south of Tongren.
Ref.:
- Pan Jiayong, Zhang Qian, Shao Shuxun, and Zhang Zhong (1999): Geochemistry of halogens in the Wanshan mercury deposit and its geological implications. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 19(1).
- Guo-Ping Zhang, Cong-Qiang Liu, Pan Wu, and Yuan-Gen Yang (2004): Environmental Geochemical Characteristics of Mine Wastes form the Wanshan Mercury Mine, Guizhou, China. Acta Mineralogica Sinica [Kuangwu Xuebao] 24(3), 231-238.
- Liu, G. (2005): Chinese Cinnabar. Mineralogical Record 36(1), 69-80.
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Map Reference: 27°30'N , 109°8'E
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