Fankou mine energy storage

How many Mt Zn & Pb are there in Fankou?

Fankou has an estimated reserve of 10.00 Mt Zn + Pb grading at 15.00 wt% and numerous by-product elements such as silver, cadmium, gallium, and germanium, etc (Guangdong Fankou Mine Survey Group, 1980; Guangdong 932 Geological Team of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Corporation, 1987).

Who are the geologists of Fankou deposits?

Geologists (Mrs. Guiqiang Yuan, Shiyuan Ouyang, Shangzhou Chen, etc.) of the Fankou deposits are thanked for their guide in field survey and diamond drill logging. Prof. Wang Liming in Guangdong Survey of Non-ferrous Metals help us to sharpen the discussions.

Is Fankou a Carboniferous or Permian deposit?

In the Fankou deposit, a successive of Devonian, Carboniferous, and Permian carbonate formations unconformably overlie the Cambrian basement in the north margin of Quren Basin ( Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4 ).

What minerals are found in the Fankou Zn-Pb deposit?

The major alteration minerals in the Fankou Zn-Pb deposit include pyrite, dolomite, calcite, and siderite with a decreasing abundance, and a minority of quartz, chlorite, and barite are locally observed in the host rocks close to faults (Zheng, 2022).

Does Fankou mineralization resemble an epigenetic carbonate replacement-infilling Zn-Pb deposit?

Collectively, we conclude that the Fankou mineralization resembles an epigenetic, carbonate replacement-infilling Zn-Pb deposit, and the Zn-Pb ores and altered rocks result from the replacement of a metalliferous hydrothermal fluids into the primary sedimentary carbonate formation.

What minerals are found in Fankou?

The major Zn-Pb ores at Fankou are composed of variable proportions of metallic minerals such as pyrite, sphalerite, and galena, as well as a small amount of chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, and minor stibnite. Among them, the coarsely grained sphalerite and galena are the most economic ore minerals (Fig. 4).