Zhilian Deposit

Prospect in Kazakhstan with commodity Potassium
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133881
MAS/MILS ID 4590000110
Record type Site
Current site name Zhilian Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 57.16801, 50.28131 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • THIS DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN THE FROMER USSR STATE OF KAZAKSTAN, ALTERNATELY SPELLED "KAZAHSKAJA" OR "KAZAKHSTAN. THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ABOUT 10 TO 15 KM SSE OF THE TOWN OF AKTUBINSK (AKTJUBINSK). THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE OF THIS TOWN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 57.16801, 50.28131

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1962

Mining district

District name Lower Sakmara Basin

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Indicated 450000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 450000000mt ore
    Total resources 450000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Potassium K2o 10.5 wt-pct Potassium Major 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES, 4TH ED, 1984, THE BRIITSH

  • Deposit

    SULPHUR CORP. LTD., P83, (PP81-84).

  • Deposit

    U.S.S.R. OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES, VOL. A-B, US BOARD OF

  • Deposit

    GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DIVISION, US ARMY

  • Deposit

    TOPOGRAPHIC COMMAND, PAGE 68.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SEE MI LINES 001-002 IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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