Karabash Mine

Unknown in Russia with commodities Copper, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231078
MAS/MILS ID 4520000426
Record type Site
Current site name Karabash Mine
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 60.16806, 55.2479 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 60.16806, 55.2479

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Exact Production Is Unknown.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, P. 5 (MAY 10, 1993).

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

    LEAD, AND ZINC INDUSTRIES OF THE FORMER USSR, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 52 (1992).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ACCORDING TO THE REPORT BY COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT, THE KARABASH MINE CLOSED IN 1991. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO METALS WEEK, THE KARABASH MINE MAY STILL BE IN OPERATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-OCT-94 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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