Palangi

Occurrence in Kerman, Iran with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279493
MAS/MILS ID 5070500004
Record type Site
Current site name Palangi

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 55.60101, 30.29892 (WGS84)
Elevation 1850

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kerman(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Kerman

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chrysocolla Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 55.60101, 30.29892

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 75M
    Length 1200M
    Width 130M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N30W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rafsanjan

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 11700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 11700000mt ore
    Total resources 11700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Trace 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 BAZIN, D., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN REPORT NO. 13, 1969,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1991 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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