Kerman

Past Producer in Kerman, Iran with commodity Chromium
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279819
MAS/MILS ID 5070500006
Record type Site
Current site name Kerman

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 57.23425, 28.11577 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kerman(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Kerman

Comments on the location information

  • 4 PRINCIPLE MINES: SHAHRIAR, AMIR, SHAHIN AND NAZAFARIN. COORDINATES ARE OF FARYAB.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 57.23425, 28.11577

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Handsort

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Faryab Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Iran
    Year 1991
    First year 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FROM ADIT, 1990.
  • "SEVERAL MEGATONS" AT SHARIAR AND AMIR; 50,000 MT AT SHAHIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    J.P. FERRIER. CARAVAN JOURNEYS AND WANDERINGS. OXFORD

  • Deposit

    UNIVERSITY PRESS. 1976, PP. 74, 106-107, 116, 125.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOUTHERN BELT CENTERED ON THE TOWN OF FARYAB, BELT TRENDS SE-NW AND IS ROUGHLY 8 KM LONG AND 2-3 KM WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-SEP-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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