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Zhezkent Zinc Plant

Plant in Kazakhstan with commodity Zinc
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  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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256664
MAS/MILS ID 4590000066
Record type Site
Current site name Zhezkent Zinc Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 79.5005, 48.24788 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 79.5005, 48.24788
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter

Mining district

District name Zhezkent

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Government Of Kazakstan
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STATUS UNCERTAIN. DATA INDICATED THAT THIS IS A CONCENTRATOR WHICH FEED SMALL QUANTITIES OF ZINC TO BOTH THE UST-KAMENOGORSK LENINOGORSK SMELTERS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITY OF THE PLANT WAS 10000 MTPY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-MAR-1997 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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