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Maykhura

Occurrence in Tajikistan with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055815
MRDS ID SP00014
Record type Site
Current site name Maykhura
Alternate or previous names Maikhura, Maikurin, Maykhurinsk, Majchura Glavnoe Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 68.50076, 39.16497 (WGS84)
Relative position 100 KM ESE OF SAMARKAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tajikistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Tajikistan

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE SOUTHERN SLOPE OF THE GISSAR MOUNTAIN RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuth Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Anhydrite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Hedenbergite Gangue
Marmatite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 68.50076, 39.16497
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Contact Of Middle Paleozoic Limestone And Intrusion Of Little Petinsky Granite (Hercynian)

Comments on the geologic information

  • TABULAR OREBODY, 1000 M ALONG STRIKE, 20 TO 30 M THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 5000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.4 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "R" DENOTES IN SITU RESOURCES - QUANTITES OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FOR THE NEXT FEW DECADES. "1" DENOTES KNOWN DEPOSITS WITH RELIABLE ESTIMATES. "E" DENOTES ECONOMICALLY EXPLOITABLE. "M" DENOTES MARGINALLY ECONOMIC. "S" DENOTES SUBECONOMIC.

Comments on development

  • MINE REPORTED TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1972, AND THOUGHT TO BE IN PRODUCTION BY 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I., AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, P. 23.. . STAFF, TUNGSTEN, INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW, VOL. 10, NO. 8, AUGUST 1968, P. 103.. . ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1977, THE ECONOMICS OF TUNGSTEN: THIRD EDITION, LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., P. 186.. . BUROS, J., AND WAGNER, H., 1978, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE: XVI UDSSR - MOLYBDAN UND WOLFRAM, HANNOVER, BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, P. 53

  • Reserve-Resource

    INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY RECORD W104

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 Sinclair W. David Geological Survey of Canada
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 Werner, Antony Mineral Policy Sector, Dept. of Energy Mines & Resources, Ottawa, Canada

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