| Deposit ID | 10182950 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5740150007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Erdenet |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 103.99959, 48.99786 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bulgan(province)
Mongolia(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mongolia | Bulgan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Town (1) | 103.99959, 48.99786 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of Mongolia |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mongolian-Soviet Mining And Concentrating Works |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5740150007 |
AMERICAN METAL MARKET, VOL. 90, NO. 4, 1-7-92, P. 1.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN, GEOLOGICAL NEWS, NO. 438,
2-91, P. 46.
INTERNATIONAL MINING, VOL. 7, NO. 2, 2-90, P. 13.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ERDENET MINE IS LOCATED IN BULGAN AYMAG (PROVINCE), ABOUT 34- KM NORTHWEST OF ULAANBAATAR. PROPERTY ACCESS: VIA A 105-KM BRANCH LINE CONNECTING THE TRANSMONGOLIAN RAILWAY AND THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. RESERVE ESTIMATES: 300 MILLION TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 0.85% CU, 0.012% MO (1982); 512 MILLION TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 0.84% CU, 0.0169 MO (1991). GRADE: 0.85% TO 0.86% CU 0.012% TO 0.016% MO. CAPACITY: RATED 20 MILLION TONS/YEAR, EFFECTIVE 1989. BENEFICIATION PLANT: ERDENET CONCENTRATING WORK METHOD: AUTOGENOUS GRINDING MILLS, FLOTATION PRODUCTS: COPPER CONCENTRATE (PRIMARY); MOLYBDENUM CONCENTRATE (CO-PRODUCT). GRADE: 0.80% CU ORE (FEED). 350,000 T/Y CU 35% CU; 3,900 T/Y MO 47% MO (OUTPUT). CAPACITY: RATED 420,000 T/Y OF CU, 4,000 T/Y MO; EFFECTIVE 1989. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-SEP-1992 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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