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Taqcha Khana

Producer in Takhar, Afghanistan with commodities Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111420
MRDS ID I001512
Record type Site
Current site name Taqcha Khana
Alternate or previous names Namakab, Taloqan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 69.62571, 36.58176 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Takhar(province)

Afghanistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Afghanistan Takhar

Comments on the location information

  • ON NAMAKAB RIVER.
  • LOCATION GIVEN IS WITHIN LIBERTY PIT; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = ELY 1:625000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SE, NI, AND BI PRESENT BUT NOT RECOVERED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore
Gypsum Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 252
USGS model code 35a.4 (35ad)
Deposit model name Salt domes: diapiric salt structures

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 69.62571, 36.58176
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 150M
    Length 1500M
    Width 400M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION INFORMATION ON PLATINUM GROUP METALS WITHHELD AS COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL FIGURES (SMITH, 1976, P. 68). 140 TONS BLISTER COPPER DAILY PRODUCTION IN 1969 = 0.014 OZ/DAY PT

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PITS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HYDROLOGIC UNIT CO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABDULLAH, SH., CHMYRIOV, V.M., STAZHILO-ALAKSEEV, K.F., DRONOV, V.I., GANNAN, P.J., ROSSOVSKIY, L.N., KAFARSKIY, A.KH., AND MALYAROV, E.P., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFGHANISTAN (2ND EDITION): KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, 419 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALONG FAULT IS A GYPSIFEROUS DOME EXPOSED BY NAMAKAB RIVER AND ASSAYING 77-99% HALITE.
Deposit DEPOSITS OXIDIZED 100-400 FT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1990 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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