Shah Kuh

Producer in Esfahan, Iran with commodities Lead, Zinc
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. 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 10231290
MAS/MILS ID 5070300003
Record type Site
Current site name Shah Kuh
Alternate or previous names Shahkuh, King Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 51.58442, 32.50191 (WGS84)
Elevation 1677
Location accuracy 10000(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
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerussite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hemimorphite Unknown
Smithsonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 51.58442, 32.50191

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 30W
    Thickness 58M
    Length 420M
    Width 25M
    Depth to top 26M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip N50W:30W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 13
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1952

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bama Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Iran
    Year 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1974 RES: 4.5MMT @ 20% ZN, 3% PB.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3.5HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 70M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Number of Shafts 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 85
    Number of Adits 4
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINING METHOD IS OPEN CUT/MODIFIED ROOM & PILLAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS. TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GEOLOGIC SURVEY

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE, GEOL. DEPT., UNDP PROJECT IRA/71/542, 1975.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINERALS YEARBOOK, USBM, 1994.

  • Deposit

    75 WRIGHT, W. W., LEAD AND ZINC IN IRAN, USAID, 1965

  • Deposit

    75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM-MINING GEOLOGY AND THE BASE METALS, ANKAR

  • Deposit

    75 BURNDL, L., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN, REPORT NO. 11, 196

  • Deposit

    75 ALETAN, G. ET AL, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN REPORT NO. 15

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HOST ROCK IS LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-AUG-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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