Three main pyrite orebodies (Nos. 1, 2, and 3) and at least 20
small pyrite occurrences have been identified at the Xiangshan
pyrite deposit. The No. 1 orebody is located within country rocks
(i.e., in an exo-contact zone) and is 280 m long, 180 m wide,
60 m thick, has grades between 30 and 40 wt.% S, and is exhausted.
The No. 2 orebody strikes N–S, is 300 m long, 180 m wide, has an
average thickness of 60 m, and occurs at the contact zone between
the gabbro–diorite porphyry and the surrounding andesitic volcanic country rocks. The No. 3 orebody also occurs along this contact,
but strikes NE–SW, is 300 m long, 20–60 m wide, and 50–90 m
thick. The pyrite ores are subdivided by grade into four classes