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Adrasman

Producer in Tajikistan with commodities Bismuth, Lead, Silver
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  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. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134175
MRDS ID W701652
MAS/MILS ID 4630000001
Record type Site
Current site name Adrasman
Alternate or previous names Andrasman
Related records 10085867

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 69.96744, 40.63152 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tajikistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Tajikistan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 69.96744, 40.63152
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MINERALS ARE GALENA, SPHALERITE, ARGENTITE, CERUSSITE, PYRAGYRITE, AND POLYBASITE.
  • ORE OCCURS AS A VEIN DEPOSIT IN EXTRUSIVE ROCKS. SILVER-LEAD ORES EXTEND TO 350M; SILVER-LEAD-ZINC ORES TO 800M. ORE BODY DIPS 70-80 DEGREES, THICKNESS IS 6M.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1961

Mining district

District name Adrasman

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tajikistan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Tajikistan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Adrasman Lead-Zinc Complex
    Home office Tajikistan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTS DELIVERED TO ADRASMAN CONCENTRATOR, 50KM FROM MINE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.6 wt-pct Lead Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RATED CAPACITY REPORTED TO BE 580,000 MTPY OR 1700 MTPD. OF THIS, 500,000 MTPY IS PB-AG ORE AND 80,000 MTPY IS BISMUTH ORE. MINE IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING AT 2/3 RATED CAPACITY. REPORTED ORE GRADE IS 0.6% ZN AND 60 G/T AG.
  • RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR 20 YR OF PRODUCTION. AG CONTENT AVERAGES 90G/T.

Comments on the workings information

  • RADIATION FROM PREVIOUS URANIUM MINING IS A HAZARD.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE CENTRAL ORE ZONE FROM SURFACE TO 350M IS MINED OUT. ACCESS IS BY AT LEAST 5 SHAFTS. SUBLEVEL STOPING WITHOUT BACKFILL IS USED. SOVIET EQUIPMENT CONSIST OF ORE LOADING MACHINE AND 5T CARS AND 20T TRUCKS. CURRENT WORKING LEVEL IS 180M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. NOV. 29, 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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