West Turgay

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodity Aluminum
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279830
MAS/MILS ID 4590000003
Record type Site
Current site name West Turgay
Alternate or previous names Slavyansk, Varvara, Batola, Ak-Aulsk, Pokrovsk, North Livanovsk, South Livanovsk, Sakharovo, Belinsk, Ayat, Timir, Karabaital, Klochkovo, Taunsor, Ozernoe, Kyzylkol, Batmankol, North Urkach, Mamyrkul, Kuzhukul

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 62.50123, 53.89789 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) 62.50123, 53.89789

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name West Turgay

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR. 1977.

  • Deposit

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS WORLD CAPACITY HANDBOOK 1991.

  • Deposit

    METALLGESELLSCHAFT AG. WORLD MINING MAP. 1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION BASED ON METALLGESELLSCHAFT COORDINATED AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-5. THE WEST TURGAY DISTRICT IS COMPRISED OF MANY SMALL DEPOSITS. THE STATUS OF EACH DEPOSIT LISTED IN THE N DATA TABLE IS UNKNOWN. TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM THE DISTRICT IS OVER 1MMT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-SEP-94 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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