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Chatyrkul' Deposit

Occurrence in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230884
MAS/MILS ID 4590000035
Record type Site
Current site name Chatyrkul' Deposit
Alternate or previous names Chatyrkul, Chatyrkol

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 74.50063, 43.83136 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chrysocolla Unknown
Cuprite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 74.50063, 43.83136
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 941031

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1948

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Kazakstan.
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Annual Production Of Ore 1100000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED TOTAL COSTS TO EXPLOIT ALL OF THE RESERVES IS UNKNOWN.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 17643500mt ore
    Demonstrated 17643500mt ore
    Total resources 17643500mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Molybdenum Mo 0.021 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1993
    Silver Ag 7 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
    Gold Au 0.9 g/mt Gold Trace 1993
    Copper Cu 3.59 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEPOSIT DISCOVERED IN 1948. EXPL. WORK DONE BETWEEN 1949-1975. 31,195 M OF CORE DRILLING DONE. ADDITIONAL EXPL. NEEDED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    *FIRST INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND METALS TENDER.

  • Deposit

    SAMONOV, I. Z. AND POZHARISKY, I. F. DEPOSITS OF COPPER.

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV, V. I., ED. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR VOLUMN 2.

  • Deposit

    PITMAN PUBLISHING, LONDON, 1977, V. 2, P. 1, 133-138.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE:

  • Deposit

    KASACHSTAN, BERLIN, (APRIL 1993).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-94 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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