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Sary-Cheku Mine

Producer in Uzbekistan with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255152
MAS/MILS ID 4650000004
Record type Site
Current site name Sary-Cheku Mine
Alternate or previous names Almalyk Complex, Sarycheku

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 69.66745, 40.83151 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uzbekistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uzbekistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 69.66745, 40.83151
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 921210

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1931
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1974

Mining district

District name Alma District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Uzbekistan
    Interest 100
    Home office Uzbekistan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Almalyk Mining And Metallurgical Enterprise
    Home office Uzbekistan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput At .35% Cu (Estimated) 6783000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 6783000mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput At .35% Cu (Estimated) 5385000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5385000mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput At .35% Cu (Estimated) 4475000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4475000mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1992
    Description Production Of Gold Commodity 450 Kilograms Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 450000g

Comments on the production information

  • THE DEPOSIT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1927 AND HAS BEEN IN PRODUCTION SINCE 1973. DESIGN CAPACITY WAS REACHED IN 1975. ACCORDING TO THE INTERFAX REPORT DURING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 24TH, 1993, THE SARY-CHEKU DEPOSIT PRODUCES 400 TO 500 KILOGRAMS OF GOLD COMMODITY PER YEAR; AND THE ORE GRADES AT 0.1 GRAMS PER METRIC TON OF ORE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE SARY-CHEKU MINE ACCOUNTS FOR 1.0% OF TOTAL FORMER USSR PRODUCTION AND .4% OF USSR RESOURCES(GEOEXPLORERS). BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE UDOKAN DEPOSIT, THIS WOULD PUT RESOURCES AT SARY-CHEKU AT ABOUT 25 MMT. GRADE INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. ORE RESERVES ARE SUFFICIENT FOR A FURTHER 20 YEARS OF PRODUCTION OR MORE THAN 100 MILLION METRIC TONS. FUTURE ORE GRADES ARE EXPECTED TO BE STABLE. THE CUT-OFF GRADE IS 0.3 PERCENT COPPER FOR ORE THAT IS BENEFICIATED AND 0.2 PERCENT COPPER FOR LOW GRADE ORE THAT IS CURRENTLY STOCKPILED. APPROXIMATELY 14.7 MILLION METRIC TONS OF OXIDE ORE HAVE BEEN ACCUMULATED IN A STOCKPILE.
  • THE SARY-CHEKU MINE, WHICH IS ONE OF MANY MINES LOCATED WITHIN THE ALMALYKSKY COMPLEX, SHARES A TOTAL AVERAGE RESERVE WITH THESE OTHER MINES OF 1,300,000 TO 1,450,000 METRIC TONS OF COPPER ORE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1,300,000 TO 1,400,000 METRIC TONS OF COPPER METAL.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL ORE IS DELIVERED BY RAIL TO THE ALMALIC COPPER CONCENTRATOR, WHICH IS 23 KILOMETERS AWAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 12 (NOV. 6-13, 1992).

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 10 (SEPT. 17-24, 1993).

  • Deposit

    RAMAZAHOV, M.P., ALMALYK MINING AND METALLURGICAL COMPLEX,

  • Deposit

    IN GORNAYA ENCYCLOPEDIA, 1984, P. 100-101.

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV. V.I., THE KAL'MAKYR DEPOSIT, IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE

  • Deposit

    U.S.S.R., VOL. II, PITMAN PUBLISHING, LONDON, 1977, P.

  • Deposit

    127-133.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

    LEAD, AND ZINC INDUSTRIES OF THE FORMER USSR, VOL. 2,

  • Deposit

    PP. 129-30 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-OCT-93 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

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