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Ab-Band

Prospect in Fars, Iran with commodity Manganese
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  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. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231011
MAS/MILS ID 5070350001
Record type Site
Current site name Ab-Band

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 54.40102, 28.94903 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fars(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Fars

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 54.40102, 28.94903
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 75E
    Thickness 7M
    Length 100M
    Width 60M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip :75E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Iran Barite Co.
    Interest 100
    Year 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RES: 100,000 MT @ 25% MN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS. TECHNICAL REPORT TO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE. UNDP PROJECT IRA/71/542. 1975.

  • Deposit

    USGE MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS), 1994.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.

  • Deposit

    76 WILLIAMS, G. J., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN, REPORT NO. 21

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76 VOL. ROCKS MAY BE THE MN SOURCE. BUT DEPOSITION MODE IS U 76 DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS ARE NOT PRECISELY KNOWN. 76 MINING WOULD BE SURFACE AT FIRST BUT UNDERGROUND AT DEEPE 76 CONCENTRATED ORE WOULD BE EXPORTED THROUGH BUSHEHR, IRAN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-SEP-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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