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Kok Dzhon

Plant in Kazakhstan with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158310
MAS/MILS ID 4590000132
Record type Site
Current site name Kok Dzhon
Alternate or previous names Kokdzhon, Kistasskij

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 69.74798, 43.515 (WGS84)
Elevation 2400
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LAT/LONG OF THE KOK DZHON OPERATION IS APPROXIMATE TO THE ORE BODY/MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 69.74798, 43.515
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 7M
    Length 40000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 910904

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS IN THE ZONE OF SHALLOW-WATER MARINE FACIES SOUTH OF DZHANATAS. IT HAS A PRODUCTIVE HORIZON VARYING FROM 2-20M THICK, WITH AN AVERAGE P2O5 CONTENT OF 26- 30%. IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE DEPOSIT, THE BLACK PHOSPHORITE IS INTERBEDDED WITH LAYERS OF DOLOMITE UP TO 1 CM THICK; ELSEWHERE, THERE ARE INTERBEDS OF CONGLOMERITIC PHOSPHORITE OR PELLETAL PHOSPHORITES WITH A PHOSPHATIC MIX.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1937
Year of first production 1942
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush
Milling method Classifier

Mining district

District name Kara Tau 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 Government Of Kazakhstan
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 28 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 0

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 3000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    FIFTH ED., LONDON, PP. 224, 237-239.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-SEP-94 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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