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Ziryanovsk

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  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 10182302
MAS/MILS ID 4590000151
Record type Site
Current site name Ziryanovsk

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 84.28363, 49.73112 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(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 E-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 84.28363, 49.73112
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MINERALS ARE SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND PYRITE.
  • ORE CONSISTS OF DISSEMINATED VEINLETS AND LENS. STRIKE LENGTH IS 500M AND THICKNESSES 20-50M.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1791

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ziryanovsk Lead Enterprise
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • ORE TO CONCENTRATOR ON SITE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 40000000mt ore
    Total resources 40000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Zinc Zn 7.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 1.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Gold Au 0.6 g/mt Gold 1993
    Silver Ag 78 g/mt Silver 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE MINE EXPLOITS THE EASTERN PART OF THE ZIRYANOVSK DEPOSIT, THE XXII CONGRESS MINE EXPLOITS THE WESTERN PART OF THIS DEPOSIT.
  • RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR 15 YR OF PRODUCTION. CUTOFF GRADE IS 0.7% ZN EQUIVALENT, MINIMUM ORE THICKNESS 2M. RESERVES PROVEN TO 1200M. DUE TO DECLINING ORE GRADE, FUTURE PRODUCTION IS IN DOUBT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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