| Deposit ID | 10231269 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5071050001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Angouran |
| Alternate or previous names | Anguran, Angooran |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 47.33458, 36.64862 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iran(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Iran |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 47.33458, 36.64862 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| District name | Semnan |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shaboran Co. |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 10000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 12000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 2000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 14000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5071050001 |
MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT. 6, 1994. REPORT
COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.
N.N. SUBRAHMANYAN. REPORT ON ADVISORY MISSION TO IRANIAN
MINERAL PROCESSING RESEARCH CENTER. UNITED NATIONS.
DEC. 3-17, 1991.
UNITED NATIONS. TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
INSTITUTE, GEOLOGY DEPT., UNDP PROJ. IRA/71/542, 1975.
METALLGESELLSCHAFT AG. WORLD MINING MAP. 1985.
UNITED NATIONS. SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES. 1970,
PP. 64-66.
USGS MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS). 1994.
BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.
WRIGHT, WILFORD S., LEAD AND ZINC IN IRAN, US AID MISSION
TO IRAN, 1965, P. 32.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS YEARBOOK. CH. ON IRAN.
VARIOUS YEARS.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINING IN IRAN. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY
RESEARCH CENTER FOR IND. AND TRADE DEVEL. IRAN. JAN 1972.
MINING JOURNAL. SEPT. 5, 1969, P. 200.
M.M. HEYDARI. THE MINERALS INDUSTRY OF IRAN. U.S. BUREAU
OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1994.
EUROPA PUBLICATIONS LTD. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
1994. 40TH ED. PP. 411-421.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF
MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, MCGRAW-HILL,
1978, P. 300.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1990 PROD: 11KT PB; 35KT ZN. 1992 PROD: 17KT PB; 59KT ZN. CONSIDERED TO BE THE LARGEST PB/ZN MINE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. PRODUCES 0.5-0.9 MMT ORE. HOST ROCK IS DECOMPOSED LS. SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTSS PRODUCTION. ORE FRIABLE, BLASTING MINIMAL. PROD: OP-2KT ORE, 20KT WASTE/DAY; UG-2KT ORE/DAY USING BLASTHOLE DRILLS. ASSOCIATED SMELTER CAME ON LINE IN 1992. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-AUG-1996 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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