Abiz

Prospect in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158428
MAS/MILS ID 4590000067
Record type Site
Current site name Abiz
Alternate or previous names Abyz.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 75.70065, 49.36457 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO GENERAL AREA BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 75.70065, 49.36457

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS POLYMETALLIC WITH CU, ZN, AU, AG AND PYRITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Unknown Production Metric Tons Of Ore.

Comments on the production information

  • THE TOTAL COSTS OF EXPLOITING THE TOTAL RESOURSE IS UNKNOWN.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Zinc Zn 6 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1991
    Gold Au 10 g/mt Gold Minor 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA INDICATED THIS MINE PLANNED TO COME ON STREAM IN 1993.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE:

  • Commodity

    KASACHSTAN, BERLIN, P. 33 (APRIL 1993).

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

Comments on the references

  • THE DATA FROM GERMANY WAS NOT ENTERED INTO THE DATABASE, IT WAS ONLY USED TO COMPARE TO THE DATA ALREADY ENTERED INTO THE DATABASE FROM OTHER SOURCES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-SEP-1994 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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