| Deposit ID | 10157995 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4590000136 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Molodezniy Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Chulak-Tau Deposit, Chulak-Tausskoe, Chulak-Tau, Karatau |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 70.46745, 43.16481 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2000 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kazakhstan(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Kazakhstan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Town (1) | 70.46745, 43.16481 |
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| Thickness | 9M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 5000M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 430M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1957 |
| Year of first production | 1966 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Kara Tau Basin |
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| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of Kazakhstan |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Kazakhstan |
| Year | 1992 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4590000136 |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., 1987, PP. 224, 237-239.
OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES, U.S.S.R., VOL. III, K, UNITED
STATES BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, PAGE 132.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OF THE DEPOSITS IN THE KARA TAU, CHULAK TAU IS THE SMALLEST WITH A LENGTH OF ABOUT 5KM. THE PRODUCTIVE HORIZON CONSISTS OF THREE BEDS: THE TOP BED (MAIN ORE ZONE) 29.5% P2O5; THE SILICEOUS PHOSPHATE BED, WITH 14.2% P2O5; AND THE LOWER PHOSPHORITE BED, WITH 22.2% P2O5. THE TOP BED RANGES FROM 6-12M AND, WHERE IT IS WEATHERED MAY CONTAIN UP TO 36%P2O5. CHULAK TAU IS PART OF THE KARA TAU PHOSPHATE REGION. IT IS THE ONLY PURE UNDERGROUND MINE IN THE DISTRICT, AND HAS A CAPACITY OF 2-3 MIL. MTPY. DUE TO THE STEEPNESS OF THE STRATA IN THE KARA TAU, SUBLEVEL CAVING IS BEING USED. RECENTLY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MINE HAD TWO SHAFTS 431M DEEP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-SEP-1994 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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