Dachang Tin Field

The Dachang tin field strides over two counties of Guangxi: Nandan and Hechi, being an old tin field with a long mining history. According to the historic records, mining began as early as in the Song Dynasty.

The earliest geological survey can be traced back to the investigation made by Mr Le Sen Xun from the Geological Survey of Guangdong and Guangxi in 1928, then followed by a series of geological investigations. Since the founding of New China a great deal of geological survey, prospecting and exploration, have been carried out in this area.

A Summary Report of Tin Placers Reserves of Dachang Tin Mining Area was presented in 1958, with 94,001 tons of tin, 162,666 tons of lead, 89,856 tons of zinc, 97,830 tons of antimony, and 500 tons of indium metal reserves proved. A Summary Report of Reserves of Primary Ore Deposits of the Dachang Tin Field, Nandan, Guangxi, was presented in November, 1958, with 141,900 tons of tin, 514,569 tons of zinc, 216,555 tons of lead, 109,729 tons of antimony and 20,975 tons of copper metal reserves proved.