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Ad-Dasht Mine

Past Producer in Iran with commodity Chromium
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255795
MAS/MILS ID 5070000003
Record type Site
Current site name Ad-Dasht Mine
Alternate or previous names Ab-Dasht Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 57.11765, 27.41582 (WGS84)
Elevation 350
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Iran

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bronzite Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Picotite Unknown
Uvarovite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 57.11765, 27.41582
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Length 600M
    Width 100M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Date of Last Modification 950828

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1940

Mining district

District name Esfandegheh

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Esfandegheh Mining Co
    Interest 49
    Home office Iran
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Private Interests
    Interest 49
    Home office Iran
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Iran Government
    Interest 2
    Home office Iran
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.

  • Deposit

    SYMPOSIUM ON CHROME ORE, CENTRAL TREATY ORGANIZATION ANKARA

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER, 1960, P. 19-37

  • Deposit

    BANFIELD, A.F., "MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE KERMAN REGION,IRAN

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC CONGRESS, NORDEN, PT. 20 P. 81.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, 1966.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ENTIRE SOUTHERN AREA ASSOC. WITH THIS DEPOSIT CONTAINS 5,000 PROVED & 50,000,000MT POSSIBLE. AUGE. YR 15,000MT. INTERMITTANT PRODUCTION REPORTED.

Reporter information

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

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