Status of Tin Mineral Resources according to the Geological Characteristics and Mineralization in Mongolia

Hee-kyoung Choi; Chang-hee Kim; Young-ju Cho; Ho-Seok Jeon

doi:10.32390/ksmer.2023.60.4.252

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Status of Tin Mineral Resources according to the Geological Characteristics and Mineralization in Mongolia 몽골의 지질학적 광화작용 특성에 따른 주석의 부존 현황

31 August 2023. pp. 252-264

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Abstract

A strategy for establishing the supply chain of tin, which is used in various industries, is necessary because tin’s supply and demand are highly dependent on a few countries. Focusing on Mongolia as a resource-rich country, this study examines the current state of tin mineral resources and characteristics of tin mineralization according to the tectonic environment. The magmatic activity that occurred from the Late Paleozoic to the Late Mesozoic is related to tin mineralization in Mongolia. Most tin ore bodies occur as wolframite–cassiterite–quartz veins of postmagmatic hydrothermal type. They were concentrated in central and eastern region of Mongolia. The tin ore-bearing igneous rocks in Mongolia include ongonite, granodiorite-granite, leucogranite, and lithium-fluorine granite.

Keywords

Mongolia

Tin

Cassiterite

Geology

Mineralization

다양한 산업에 활용되는 주석은 소수 국가에 대한 수급 의존도가 매우 높아 공급망 확립을 위한 전략이 필요하다. 주석에 대한 개발 및 확보를 위한 전략 국가 중 하나인 몽골을 대상으로 조구조 환경변화에 따른 주석의 광화작용 특성과 광상 부존 현황에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 몽골 내 주석 광화작용은 고생대 후기부터 중생대 후기까지의 화성활동과 밀접한 연관성을 보이고 있으며, 주석 광상의 성인은 마그마 기원과 후기 마그마 기원으로 분류된다. 철망간중석-석석-석영 맥을 형성하는 후기 마그마 기원의 열수교대 광상에 대부분의 주석 광상이 배태되며, 몽골의 중앙 및 동부에 집중되어 분포하는 경향을 보이고 있다. 주석 광상을 배태하고 있는 모암은 온고나이트, 화강섬록암질 화강암, 우백질 화강암 및 리튬-불소 함유 화강암으로 보고되어 있다.

키워드

몽골

주석

석석

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
Volume : 60
No :4
Pages :252-264
Received Date : 2023-06-29
Revised Date : 2023-07-20
Accepted Date : 2023-08-28
DOI :https://doi.org/10.32390/ksmer.2023.60.4.252

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