Mineral resources in Jiapigou town

Jiapigou Town is blessed with natural endowment and rich in mineral resources, which is famous all over the country. The main minerals are: gold, iron, silver, copper, nickel, lead, zinc, antimony, silica and more than 20 kinds, especially gold and iron are rich in resources. The proven iron ore reserves are 1.24 million tons, and the gold reserves are 80,000 kilograms. There are a total of gold mines 1 1 in the area, with an annual output of 4000 kilograms of gold. There are 7 iron mines with an annual output of 6,543,800 tons of iron concentrate. 77 other enterprises. The total industrial output value reached 3.94 billion yuan. Annual tax payment is 320 million yuan.

Jiapigou gold deposit

Jiapigou Town is rich in gold deposits and is known as "the first gold town in China". Gold mining in Jiapigou Gold Mine was recorded as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, and reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty for more than 190 years, with an annual gold mining volume of 3000 kg. From 1940 to 1945, Jiapigou Gold Mine was once occupied by Japan, and Japanese imperialism seized more than 2,000 kilograms of gold here. 1949 was taken over. In 2006, it was acquired by China National Gold Group and established Jiapigou Mining Co., Ltd. At present, Jiapigou Mining Company has an annual output of 2 tons of gold.

Jiapigou Gold Mine has mined more than 80 tons of gold since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is one of the important gold mines in China. At the same time, it has sent more than 5,000 management cadres and various technical backbones to non-ferrous enterprises and institutions nationwide, and is known as the "cradle of non-ferrous and gold industries in China". In 2005, it was named "the first gold mine in China" by China Gold Association. Jiapigou Gold Mine is also the prototype of filming location of TV series The Journey to the West.

2013,65438+10, 14, an underground carbon monoxide poisoning accident occurred in jiapigou town (laojinchang) mine. Up to 16, 16 people have died and 28 people have been injured. The cause of the 5438+05 accident in June has been basically found out: due to the fire of underground transmission lines, the concentration of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide is too high, which leads to poisoning.