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Koktenkol

Prospect in Kazakhstan with commodities Bismuth, Copper, Molybdenum, Tungsten
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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. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182622
MAS/MILS ID 4590001003
Record type Site
Current site name Koktenkol

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 73.15073, 48.58121 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Huebnerite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 73.15073, 48.58121
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 920727

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURS IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIDDLE AND UPPER DEVONIAN VOLCANOGENIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS INTRUDED BY LEUCOMATIC GRA- NITES OF UPPER PERMIAN AGE. PRIMARY MOLYBDENUM WITH SECONDARY TUNGSTEN, COPPER, AND BISMUTH MINERALIZATION OF STOCKWORK SYSTEM WITH QUARTZ AND QUARTZ-FELDSPAR VEINLETS, DEVELOPED IN EXOCONTACTS OF GRANITES.
  • MAJOR ORE IS MOLYBDENUM; SECONDARY ORE CONSISTS OF TUNGSTEN, BISMUTH, COPPER, AND SULFUR.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1956
Mining method Open Pit

Mining district

District name Dzhezkazgan Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Annual Production Of Ore 21000000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 605633800mt ore
    Demonstrated 605633800mt ore
    Total resources 605633800mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Molybdenum Mo 0.071 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1993
    Tungsten Wo3 0.057 wt-pct Tungsten Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 85116279mt ore
    Demonstrated 85116279mt ore
    Total resources 85116279mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Molybdenum Mo 0.074 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1993
    Tungsten Wo3 0.172 wt-pct Tungsten Minor 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEPOSIT DISCOVERED IN 1956. EXPL. DONE 1958-83. 191,151 M OF CORE DRILLING DONE.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FLOTATION AND GRAVITY METHODS COULD BE EMPLOYED HERE.
  • OPEN PIT MINING WOULD BE EMPLOYED HERE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE:

  • Reserve-Resource

    KASACHSTAN, BERLIN, (APRIL 1993).

  • Reserve-Resource

    *FIRST INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND METALS TENDER.

  • Deposit

    "KOKTENKOL MESTORZHDENIE(DEPOSIT)". GORNAYA ENCYCLOPEDIA,

  • Deposit

    VOL. 2. 1986, P. 50.

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV, V.I., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR, VOL. III. PITMAN

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHING, LONDON, 1977, P. 143-148.

  • Deposit

    KLEOPOV, IGOR L., AND JAN KRASON, PROFILE REPORT ON KOKTEN-

  • Deposit

    KOL' TUNGSTEN-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, DZHEZKAZGAN PROVINCE,

  • Deposit

    REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, APPENDIX 2, PREPARED FOR USDOI,

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 21, 1992.

  • Deposit

    RABCHEVSKY, GEORGE A., THE TUNGSTEN INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL ISSUES: AN ANALYTICAL SERIES, USDOI, BUREAU

  • Deposit

    OF MINES, NOVEMBER 1988, P. 31.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DRILLED DEPOSIT THAT HAS NEVER PRODUCED. OPEN FOR ACQUISTION OR JOINT VENTURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Alaska Field Operations Center (AFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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