Boshchekul Ores

Occurrence in Kazakhstan with commodities Palladium, Platinum, Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038950
MRDS ID M046444
Record type Site
Current site name Boshchekul Ores

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 83.08371, 50.16449 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE ; KAZAKHSKAYA SSR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Palladium Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Analytical data

Result AVG. PT, PD IN PPM: IN PLAGIOGRANITE PORPHYRY,PT=0.04,PD=0.009. IN BASALTIC ANDESITE TUFFS,PT=0.036,PD NOT FOUND. PD:PT RATIO VARIES FROM 22-5

Nearby scientific data

(1) 83.08371, 50.16449

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: PLAGIOGRANITE PORPHYRY, BASALTIC ANDESITE TUFFS OF CAMBRIAN AGE WITH MOLYBDENUM - COPPER MINERALIZATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Boshchekul'Sk Region

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TOLMACHEV, I. I., ET. AL., 1971, "DISTRIBUTION OF PD, PT, AND AU IN .... BOSHCHEKULSK REGION ...." GEOCHEMISTRY INT'L., VOL. 8, NO. 2, PP. 194 - 199

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1975 Till, Alison B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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