Dalnee Deposit

Producer in Uzbekistan with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134300
MAS/MILS ID 4650000021
Record type Site
Current site name Dalnee Deposit
Alternate or previous names Dalneye Copper Deposit.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 69.66745, 40.83151 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uzbekistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uzbekistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 69.66745, 40.83151

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Uzbekistan
    Interest 100
    Home office Uzbekistan
    Year 1993

Comments on the production information

  • THE DALNEE MINE IS EXPECTED TO OPERATE 10 YEARS AT A RATE OF 10 TO 12 METRIC TONS PER YEAR, THEN 11 TO 20 YEARS AT A RATE OF 20 TO 25 METRIC TONS PER YEAR.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 2000000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2000000000mt ore
    Total resources 2000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.35 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Molybdenum MoS2 0.003 wt-pct Molybdenum Minor 1993
    Copper Cu 0.38 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ACCORDING TO INTERFAX REPORT, THE DALNEE DEPOSIT PRODUCES ORE WITH A GOLD GRADE OF 0.4 GRAMS PER METRIC TON OF ORE AND TOTALING 2,400 METRIC TONS OF CONTAINED SILVER. THE RESERVES ALSO CONTAIN 10 METRIC TONS OF CONTAINED COPPER AT 0.35 TO 0.4 PERCENT COPPER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 10 (SEPT. 17-24, 1993).

  • Commodity

    ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERAL POLICY

  • Commodity

    SECTOR, P. 2 (JUNE 1993).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DALNEE DEPOSIT IS ONE OF SEVERAL DEPOSITS THAT ARE A PART OF THE ALMALYSKAYA COPPER-PORPHYRY GROUP. THE DALNEE DEPOSIT IS ONE KILOMETER FROM THE EXISTING KALMAKIR PIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-OCT-93 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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