| Deposit ID | 10255413 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4640000003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gaurdak Deposit Sulfur |
| Alternate or previous names | Gaurdak, Gaurdak Mining & Chemical Combine |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 66.16752, 37.83169 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Turkmenistan(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Turkmenistan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Town (1) | 66.16752, 37.83169 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| District name | Gaurdak Series |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Turkmenistanian Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Turkmenistan |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Estimated Annual Production Ele-Sulfur 275000 Mt/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4640000003 |
U.S.S.R. OFFICAL STANDARD NAMES, VOL IV, L-N, US BOARD ON
GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DIVISION, US ARMY TOPO
COMMAND, WASHING D.C., 1970.
STRISHKOV, V. V., SOVIET UNION, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MINING
JOURNAL, JUNE 1979, 585 P.
WORLD SURVEY OF SULPHUR RESOURCES, 3ED EDITION, THE BRITISH
SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1985, PP.138-139.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS DEPOSIT/OPERATION IS LOCATED SOMEWHERE AROUND THE TOWNS OF GAURDAK AND MUKRY/MUKRI, SOUTH-EAST TURKMENISTAN. THE LAT/LON ARE FOR THE TOWN OF GAURDAK. LAT/LON OF MUKRY/MUKRI IS ABOUT N375400/E0651200. A POTASH SOLUTION OPERATION BY THE SAME NAME, AND USING THE SAME LAT/LON (SEQ#4640000002) MAY BE LOCATED NEAR THIS OPERATION. THE DEPOSITS ARE GEOLOGICALY RELATED BUT THE OPERATIONS ARE PROBOBLY NOT RELATED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JAN-95 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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