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Lake Inder

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Boron-Borates, Potassium, Bromine
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100776
MRDS ID RL10023
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Inder

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 51.91809, 48.49811 (WGS84)
Relative position LAKE INDER, ABOUT 150 KM NORTH OF CASPIAN SEA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Potassium Primary
Bromine Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNCERTAIN IF OTHER SALTS EXPLOITED FROM LAKE INDER.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Borax Ore
Colemanite Ore
Inyoite Ore
Sylvite Ore
Ulexite Ore

Analytical data

Result BROMIDES AVERAGES 0.23% B2O3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Brine
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 51.91809, 48.49811
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Saline Lake

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUATERNARY SALINE LAKE, BORON PROBABLY SOURCED FROM DRAINAGE OF PERMIAN SALT DOMES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caspian, Inder District

Comments on the workings information

  • UNCERTAIN OF MINING OPERATION.

Comments on development

  • PROBABLY ACTIVE MINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., 1985, BORON AND BORATES: INTRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION TECHNIQUES, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 13-51.

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION, METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.

  • Deposit

    LYDAY, P.A., 1992, BORON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT, P. 1-11.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.y

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LAKE HAS A SURFACE SALT CRUST AND ABOUT 100 FEET OF BRINE-SATURATED SALT CONTAINING KCL AND BROMIDES AS WELL AS BORAX. BRINE AVE 0.23% B2O3. DEPOSITS ARE PROBABLY SIMILAR TO SEALES LAKE IN THE U.S. THE DRY LAKE BED COVERS AN AREA OF 115 SQ KM AND CONTAINS SEVERAL HORIZONS, OF WHICH THE 2ND AND 4TH CONTAIN BORATE MINERALS. BOTH MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED ORE OCCURS (MASSIVE CONTAINS 25% B2O3, DISSEMINATED CONTAINS 2-5% B2O3).
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD I003031 OF G.J. ORRIS WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Langford, R.P. BHP Utah Industries
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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