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Alaigyr

Prospect in Kazakhstan with commodities Antimony, Barium-Barite, Cadmium, Lead, Silver
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182752
MAS/MILS ID 4590004011
Record type Site
Current site name Alaigyr
Alternate or previous names Alaigir

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 74.03401, 49.11459 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Cadmium Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 74.03401, 49.11459
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Date of Last Modification 941031

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1952

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Annual Production Of Ore 1000000 Metric Tons Of Ore

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED TOTAL COSTS OF EXPLOITING THE TOTAL RESERVES IS $160 MILLION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 139019608mt ore
    Demonstrated 139019608mt ore
    Total resources 139019608mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 0.0622 wt-pct Antimony Major 1993
    Cadmium Cd 70.4 wt-pct Cadmium Major 1993
    Silver Ag 28.3 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
    Lead Pb 5.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE AND GRADE DATA FROM KAZAKHSTAN TENDER. DEPOSIT DISCOVERED IN 1952 BY GEOCHEMICAL EXPL. DETAILED PROSPECTING OCCURRED BETWEEN 1958-1976, 1974-1989. 146,857 M OF DRILLING HAS BEEN CONDUCTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    *FIRST INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND METALS TENDER.

  • Deposit

    MAP OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF RUSSIA AND ADJACENT

  • Deposit

    COUNTRIES, WITHIN THE FORMER USSR BOUNDARIES, 1991, SCALE

  • Deposit

    1:5,000,000, PUBLISHED IN RUSSIA.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE:

  • Deposit

    KASACHSTAN, BERLIN, P. 32 (APRIL 1993).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAP NUMBER IS E6-45. MINE SIZE IS "AVERAGE".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-94 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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