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Uch Kulach

Producer in Uzbekistan with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134264
MAS/MILS ID 4650000010
Record type Site
Current site name Uch Kulach
Alternate or previous names Almalic

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 66.96752, 39.66499 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uzbekistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uzbekistan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC G-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 66.96752, 39.66499
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAIN ORE MINERALS ARE GALENA, SPHALERITE, PYRITE, MARCASITE, AND LIMONITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1983

Mining district

District name Alma District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Uzbekistan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Uzbekistan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Almalyk Mining And Metallurgical Enterprise
    Home office Uzbekistan
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore That Underground Mine Est. To Prod. 2000000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1992
    Description Ore That Pit Produces Annually 1000000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Comments on the production information

  • ORE TO ALMALIC CONCENTRATOR, 320KM FROM MINE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR 30 YR OF PRODUCTION. RESERVES PROVED DOWN TO 900M. CUTOFF GRADE IS 1% ZN. ALONG WITH THE KHANDIZINSKOE, THE KURGASHINSKOE, AND THE ALTYN-TOPKAN MINES, THE UCH KULACH MINE SHARES TOTAL RESERVES OF APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 5 MILLION METRIC TONS OF LEAD ORE CONTAINING 700,000 TO 750,000 METRIC TONS OF LEAD METAL; AND APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 8 MILLION METRIC TONS OF ZINC ORE CONTAINING 1,100,000 TO 1,200,000 METRIC TONS OF ZINC METAL.

Comments on other economic factors

  • CURRENT DEPTH OF PIT IS 80M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 12 (NOV. 6-13, 1992).

  • Production

    ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERAL POLICY

  • Production

    SECTOR, P. 4 (JUNE 1993).

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE HAS TWO SECTIONS, DALNI AND CENTRAL. STRIKE LENGTHS ARE 1.5KM AND 4.5KM, RESPECTIVELY. ORE OCCURS IN TABULAR AND LENSE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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