Huoshaoyun () is a mountain with significant
lead-zinc deposit in the disputed region of
Aksai Chin
Aksai Chin is a region administered by China partly in Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, and partly in Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet, and constituting the easternmost portion of the larger Kashmir regio ...
in
Hetian County in
Xinjiang
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,
China
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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.
In 2019, on-site survey discovered nearby mountains to include sufficient deposits to warrant future development.
See also
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References
Hotan Prefecture
Lead and zinc mines in China
Aksai Chin
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