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Bor-Ondor Mine

Producer in Hentiy, Mongolia with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  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 10207080
MAS/MILS ID 5740450003
Record type Site
Current site name Bor-Ondor Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 109.41611, 46.26466 (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) 109.41611, 46.26466
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 75E
    Thickness 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Strike And Dip N45W:75E
    Date of Last Modification 920303

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1970
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1982
Milling method Sizing

Ownership information

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

Comments on the ownership information

  • MONGOLSOVIETSMET IS A 50/50 MONGOLIAN/SOVIET OPERATION.

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description 1990 Bor-Ondor Caf2 Ore Produced 213000 Ore In Tonnes
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 213000mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE OPERATIONS SUPPLIES AROUND 210,000 TPA OF ORE TO THE ASSOCIATED FLOTATION PLANT. THE FEED IS SUPPLEMENTED BY UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 210,000 TPA FROM SMALLER OPERATIONS AT ADAG, HANUU-ULAAN, ZUUN CAGAAN DEL, AND HAMAR US. OUTPUT FROM THE PLANT AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY 120,000 TPA ACIDSPAR, WHICH AVERAGES 96% CAF2 AND IS PRIMARILY CONSUMED WITHING THE FORMER SOVIET UNION FOR HF PRODUCTION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 200M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 33
    Number of Shafts 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1500
    Number of Adits 4
    Capacity 600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. APRIL 1993. NO. 307. P.37.

  • Deposit

    CONFIDENTIAL REPORT (COMMENTS: B,001-005)

  • Deposit

    FULTON, R. B. TRIP REPORT. MAY 1991. "BOR-ONDOR: MONGOLIAN

  • Deposit

    COMPLEX." MINE/MILL/DEPOSIT REPORT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-SEP-1994 Cornellisson, Joseph L. 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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