Barun Tsogto

Occurrence in Suhbaatar, Mongolia with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021663
MRDS ID DE00351
Record type Site
Current site name Barun Tsogto
Alternate or previous names Baruun Tsogto, Burentsogt

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 111.74932, 46.71463 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Suhbaatar(province)

Mongolia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mongolia Suhbaatar

Comments on the location information

  • IN SOUTHERN MONGOLIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Greisen
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) 111.74932, 46.71463

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Contact Zone Of Granite Body With Sedimentary Rocks

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: MSCV + QRTZ + WLFM + SLPD. TUNGSTEN OCCURS IN QUARTZ VEINS AND DISSEMINATED IN GREISENIZED GRANITE AT CONTACT WITH SEDIMENTARY ROCKS (?) IN GOBI-SOUTH KERULEN METALLOGENETIC PROVINCE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • COMMODITY COMMENTS: CONCENTRATE SENT TO U.S.S.R. FOR PROCESSING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1985 Werner, Antony Energy Mines and Resources of Canada

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.