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Kumtor

Prospect in Kyrgyzstan with commodity Gold
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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 10207071
MAS/MILS ID 4600001008
Record type Site
Current site name Kumtor

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 77.58381, 41.89812 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kyrgyzstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kyrgyzstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 77.58381, 41.89812
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1970

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Government Of Kirghizia

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 263700kg commodity
    Demonstrated 263700kg commodity
    Total resources 263700kg commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.9 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 524000kg commodity
    Demonstrated 524000kg commodity
    Total resources 524000kg commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.4 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 239859g commodity
    Total resources 239859g commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.9 g/mt Gold Major 1994

Comments on other economic factors

  • CAPITAL COST OF 1ST STAGE $300M.
  • PLANS CALL FOR DEPOSIT TO BE DEVELOPED IN TWO STAGES. 1ST STAGE-SURFACE TO 2796M-OPEN CAST MINING 2ND STAGE-UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT BELOW 2796M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES CANADA, MINERAL POLICY

  • Commodity

    SECTOR, P. 2 (JUNE 1993).

  • Production

    THE NORTHERN MINER, P. 1 (JUNE 6, 1994).

  • Production

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. APR. 8-15, 1994, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    MAP OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF RUSSIA AND ADJACENT COUNTRIES

  • Deposit

    (IN THE FORMER USSR BOUNDARIES), 1991, SCALE 1:5,000,000.

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHED IN RUSSIA.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INTERFAX MINING RECORD. FEB. 25- MAR. 4, 1994, P. 4.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CAMECO PRESS RELEASE. MAY 31, 1994.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 1993, P. 91.

  • Deposit

    CAMECO CORPORATION, MEMO RE: CAMECO TO ASSESS GOLD DEPOSIT

  • Deposit

    KIRGHIZSTAN, SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, DECEMBER 4,

  • Deposit

    1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY REMINED FROM DEVELOPMENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-OCT-1994 Alaska Field Operations Center (AFOC) 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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