Mineral Potential of Subsea Deposits in Vietnamese Part of South China Sea
- Ngo Chan Thien Quy1,2, Yu.V. Kirichenko2
1 Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
2 Mining Institute of National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Moscow, The Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №1 / 2020 pp.140-143
Abstract: Over the past decades, targeted geological surveys on the Vietnamese coast have made it possible to discover and evaluate many placer deposits of iron-titanium oxides, zirconium silicates and monazites, which are alteration products of indigenous granites. The article makes and overview of such solid mineral deposits located in the coastal and shelf zones, as well as on the seabed of the South China Sea in Vietnam, such as Quang Xuong, Cam Hoa, Qui Ninh, Ke Sung, De Gi (Ket Khanh), Ham Tan. The paper provides information on the most explored deposits in a number of provinces of the republic. A special attention is paid to alluvial deposits of iron-titanium oxides, zirconium silicates, monazites, as well as glass-making and optical sands. It is noted that the governmental institutions are interested in increasing the mineral and raw material potential of Vietnam through the development of subsea deposits. The analysis of geological conditions of the coast and shelf zone of the Pacific Ocean seas makes it possible to conclude that it is necessary to continue and expand the scope of prospecting and research work in order to increase the mineral resource base of the Republic of Vietnams.
Keywords: Vietnamese Department of Geology, marine deposits, weathering products, iron-titanium oxide, zirconium silicate, monazite, sands, placers, geological exploration, reserves, average grade
For citation: Ngo Chan Thien Quy, Kirichenko Yu. V. Mineral Potential of Subsea Deposits in Vietnamese Part of South China Sea. Gornaya promyshlennost = Russian Mining Industry. 2020;(1):140-143. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.30686/1609-9192-2020-1-140-143.
Article info
Received: 22.01.2020
Revised: 03.02.2020
Accepted: 10.02.2020
Information about the author
Ngo Chan Thien Quy – Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Postgraduate Student at MISiS National Research Technological University, Moscow, TheRussian Federation.
Yuriy V. Kirichenko – Doctor of Engineering, Professor, Department of Geology and Mine Surveying at the Mining Institute of the MISiS National Research Technological University, Moscow, The Russian Federation.
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