Gaurdak Deposit Sulfur

Plant in Turkmenistan with commodities Potassium, Sulfur
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 66.16752, 37.83169 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Turkmenistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Turkmenistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 66.16752, 37.83169

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Mining district

District name Gaurdak Series

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Turkmenistanian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkmenistan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Annual Production Ele-Sulfur 275000 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 275000mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Names

    U.S.S.R. OFFICAL STANDARD NAMES, VOL IV, L-N, US BOARD ON

  • Names

    GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DIVISION, US ARMY TOPO

  • Names

    COMMAND, WASHING D.C., 1970.

  • Deposit

    STRISHKOV, V. V., SOVIET UNION, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MINING

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL, JUNE 1979, 585 P.

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF SULPHUR RESOURCES, 3ED EDITION, THE BRITISH

  • Deposit

    SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1985, PP.138-139.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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