Baizhan Concentrator

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Lead, 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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158431
MAS/MILS ID 4590000055
Record type Site
Current site name Baizhan Concentrator

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 70.46745, 43.16481 (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 NEAREST TOWN BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 70.46745, 43.16481

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1940

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Achisai Polymetallic Complex
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • MILL CAPACITY WAS 280000 MTPY IN 1991.
  • LEAD CONCENTRATE TREATED AT CHIMKENT SMELTER. NOT ALL ORE CONTAINS ZINC. WHEN ZN CONC. IS PRODUCED, MORE THAN 90% OF GOES TO UST-KAMENOGORSK SMELTER; BALANCE TO ELECTROZINC. LEAD CONCENTRATE CONTAINS 67 G/T AG, 4.2%ZN, 0.7%CU, & 30G/T CD.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.6 wt-pct Lead Major 0

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED SUPPLIED BY THE BAIZHAN MINE, 7KM FROM PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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