Adag Mine

Producer in Hentiy, Mongolia with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183020
MAS/MILS ID 5740450005
Record type Site
Current site name Adag Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 109.18271, 46.39795 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hentiy(province)

Mongolia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mongolia Hentiy

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 109.18271, 46.39795

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20E
    Dip 85E
    Thickness 5M
    Length 275M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Strike And Dip N20E:85E
    Date of Last Modification 920227

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1986

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mongolsovtsvetmet
    Interest 100
    Home office Mongolia
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description 1990 Adag Caf2 Ore Produced 120000 Ore In Tonnes
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 120000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Q3=Q1+Q2 QUANTITY 3= OREBODIES 2+3= QUANTITIES 1+2 Q5=Q3+Q4 QUANTITY 5= OREBODIES 2+3+4= QUANTITIES 3+4 QUANTITY 1(OREBODY 2) WAS PREVIOUSLY 500 KMT RESERVES, BUT TO DATE MINING IS 500 - 120 = 380 KMT.(1991)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 87.5
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Capacity 420
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 285
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONFIDENTIAL REPORT (COMMENTS: B,001-005)

Comments on the references

  • FULTON, ROBERT B. MINE/DEPOSIT REPORT. "ADAG MINE, MONGOLIAN PEOPLES REPUBLIC" MAY, 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAY-1993 Cornellisson, Joseph L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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