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Ridder Mine

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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182629
MAS/MILS ID 4590000074
Record type Site
Current site name Ridder Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 83.53366, 50.36451 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION BASED ON NEAREST TOWN AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 83.53366, 50.36451
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MINERALS ARE SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND PYRITE. ORE CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF AU AND AG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1926

Ownership information

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

Comments on the production information

  • ORE TO LENINOGORSK NO. 3 CONCENTRATOR, ON-SITE. ORE DELIVERED BY SKIPS AND CONVEYOR SYSTEM.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
    Lead Pb 0.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1991
    Zinc Zn 2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR 15 YRS, GRADES EXPECTED TO DECLINE. CUTOFF GRADE IS 1.1% PB. RESERVES PROVED DOWN TO 800M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE EXPLOITS THE RIDDER-SOLNOKOYE ORE BODY. ORE OCCURS IN STEEPLY DIPPING VEINS WITH STRIKE LENGTH OF 250M. VEIN THICKNESS UP TO 4M.

Reporter information

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

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