Lead Mine Pass

Lead Mine Pass
Lead Mine Pass
Traditional Chinese	鉛礦坳
Simplified Chinese	铅矿坳
Literal meaning	Lead Mine Pass
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Qiān Kuàng Ào
Hakka
Romanization	Yun4 Kong3 Ao3
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	yùhn kong aau
Jyutping	Jyun4 Kwong3 Aau3

Lead Mine Pass
	The signs pointing towards the abandoned Lead Mine Pass. (Image taken in 2021)
Location
	Lead Mine Pass
Location	South of New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°24′45.09″N 114°9′28.95″E / 22.4125250°N 114.1580417°E
Production
Products	tungsten, lead, zinc, copper
History
Discovered	1935
Opened	1938
Closed	1967

Lead Mine Pass (Chinese: 鉛礦坳; Jyutping: jyun4 kwong3 aau3) is a mountain pass in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is near Grassy Hill and two walking trails, MacLehose Trail (Stages 7 & 8) and Wilson Trail (Stage 7) intersect at the pass.^[1] The pass lies to the north of Shing Mun Reservoir.

History edit

Mining in Lead Mine Pass edit

Tungsten ore were discovered in Lead Mine Pass during the time when the Shing Mun Reservoir was being constructed. Mining of tungsten ore began in 1938. However, due to the Korean War, prices of tungsten rose steeply. Leading to an increase of unlicensed mining in the area. These mining activities eventually stopped in 1967, abandoning operations of all the mining facilities.^[2]

Other ores, for instance Lead, Zinc and Copper were found in Lead Mine Pass and mined.^[2]

Present day edit

Mining tunnels and facilities can still be found nowadays. They are dangerous to enter as they have not been maintained and has ceased operations.^[2]

References edit

^ "Lead Mine Pass Campsite". Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
^ ^a ^b ^c Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (2006-10-17). Central Ridge and West (in English and Chinese). Hong Kong: Cosmos Books Limited. p. 112. ISBN 9882113273.