⛏ Huoshaoyun

People's Republic of China · Asia · 34.61°N, 79.15°E

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Huoshaoyun is a mountain and a Chinese-operated mine with significant lead-zinc deposit in the disputed region of Aksai Chin region administered by China as Hetian County, Xinjiang. The discovery of the mineral deposit was published in academic journal in 2015 and commercially announced in 2016. The development of the site into a mining operation started in 2017. The mine is owned by Guanghui Energy. It is expected to come online between 2020-2022. It is expected to become world's 7th largest lead-zinc mine.

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CountryPeople's Republic of China
Continent / regionAsia
Coordinates (approx.)34.61°N, 79.15°E · view on map

Huoshaoyun is located in People's Republic of China, in Asia.

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