Qaleh Zari

Producer in Khorasan, Iran with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231076
MAS/MILS ID 5070600006
Record type Site
Current site name Qaleh Zari
Alternate or previous names Ghaleh Zari, Birjand

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 59.00095, 31.8321 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Khorasan(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Khorasan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chrysocolla Unknown
Malachite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 59.00095, 31.8321

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 75E
    Thickness 5M
    Length 3000M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N45W:75E
    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 Yes
Year of first production 1975

Mining district

District name Neh

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Japanese Interests
    Interest 33
    Home office Japan
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Maaden Louto
    Interest 67
    Home office Iran
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • 1991 PROD: 5,301 MT CU CONC. @ 23% CU, 600G/T AG, 25G/T AU.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 2000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2000000mt ore
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 5 wt-pct Copper Major 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RES: 1.8MMT SULFIDE ORE @ 2-4% CU, 2-3 G/MT AU, AND 15-20 G/MT AG. 1995 RES: 1.5MMT @ 3.2% CU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    N.N. SUBRAHMANYAN. REPORT ON ADVISORY MISSION TO IRANIAN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL PROCESSING CENTER. UNITED NATIONS. DEC. 3-17,

  • Deposit

    1991.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL COPPER STUDY GROUP. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    WITH J. JOLLY, MAR. 1995.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. 1974. IRAN.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS YEARBOOK. CH. ON IRAN.

  • Deposit

    VARIOUS YEARS.

  • Deposit

    M.M. HEYDARI. THE MINERALS INDUSTRY OF IRAN. CH. IN

  • Deposit

    MINERALS YEARBOOK, USBM, 1994.

  • Deposit

    75 BAZIN, D., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN REPORT NO.13, 1969,

  • Deposit

    75 MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, JUNE 1972,

  • Deposit

    75 MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, JUNE 1974,

  • Deposit

    75 WORLDWIDE MINING DEVELOPMENTS, WORLD MINING, JUNE 25,1975

  • Deposit

    75 MINERAL INDUSTRY OF IRAN, MINERALS YEARBOOK V. 4, USDI, 1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROD: 30 TPD CONC. TRUCKED TO SAR CHESHMEH. HOST ROCK IS TUFF AND LAVAS. 1995 CAP: 7,000 TPY CU CONC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-AUG-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.