[2][3][4] In the satellite image at right, vegetation appears red, grassland is light brown, rocks are black, and water surfaces are green.

According to the Chinese Society of Rare Earths, 9,600 to 12,000 cubic metres (340,000 to 420,000 cubic feet) of waste gas—containing dust concentrate, hydrofluoric acid, sulfur dioxide, and sulfuric acid—are released with every ton of rare metals that are mined.

Approximately 75 m3 (2,600 cu ft) of acidic wastewater, plus about a ton of radioactive waste residue are also produced.

The deposit occurs in an east–west trending Mesoproterozoic rift zone along the northern margin of the Sino-Korean Craton.

Besides clear features of hydrothermal mineralization, the deposit also exhibits Mg, Fe, Na and F metasomatism.