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Bom-Gorkhon

Occurrence in Russia 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 10055820
MRDS ID SP00019
Record type Site
Current site name Bom-Gorkhon
Alternate or previous names Bomgorkhon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 109.41602, 51.13116 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • WESTERN TRANSBAIKAL, ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE KHILOK RIVER IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE TSAGAN-KHURTEI MOUNTAIN RANGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Fluorite Gangue
Huebnerite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 109.41602, 51.13116
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Early Jurassic Granite Massif Intruded By Granite Dykes

Comments on the geologic information

  • FORMATION NAME IS BOM-GORKHON GRANITE MASSIF.. MAJOR POST-ORE GEOLOGIC EVENT: GRANITE AT SHALLOW DEPTH.. VEINS OCCUR UP TO 3 M WIDE (AVE. 1M).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1971

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 1 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "R" DENOTES IN SITU RESOURCES WITH QUANTITIES 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.

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.. . SMIRNOV, V.I., (ED.), 1977, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.S.R., VOL. III, SAN FRANCISCO, PITMAN PUBLISHING LTD., P. 206-209.. . BUROS, J., AND WAGNER, H., 1978, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE: XVI UDSSR - MOLYBDAN UND WOLFRAM, HANNOVER, BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, P. 87-88

  • Reserve-Resource

    INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY RECORD # W097

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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