Yunnan
Producer

Kunyang Phosphate Mine

Yunnan, China
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1965
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10255979
Alternate namesKunyangKunyan
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates24.69922, 102.54973
References
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