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Anarak

Producer in Esfahan, Iran with commodities Lead, Silver
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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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231037
MAS/MILS ID 5070300004
Record type Site
Current site name Anarak
Alternate or previous names Nakhlak, Naklak

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: 53.75109, 33.54873 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esfahan(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Esfahan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Unknown
Cerussite Unknown
Galena Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) 53.75109, 33.54873
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 80N
    Thickness 4M
    Length 150M
    Width 140M
    Depth to top 70M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip N80E:80N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Anarak

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Mining And Smelting Co. Of Iran
    Interest 100
    Home office Iran
    Year 1976

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION ESTIMATED TO BE 100,000 TPY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 20000M
    Overall depth 90M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Number of Shafts 5
    Capacity 300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT. 6, 1994. REPORT

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    USGS MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS). 1994.

  • Deposit

    76 WRIGHT, W. W., LEAD AND ZINC IN IRAN, USAID, 1965, P. 105

  • Deposit

    76 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON MINING GEOLOGY AND BASE METALS, ANKARA

  • Deposit

    76 BURNDL, L., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN REPORT NO. 11, 1968

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76 THE MINERALIZED ZONE CONTAINS 30 VEINS OF WHICH 10 ARE WO 76 THE GRAVITY AND FLOTATION MILLS ARE OWNED BY THE PENNAROY 76 THE SMELTER IS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. 76 FINAL PRODUCT DESTINATIONS ARE NOT KNOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-AUG-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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