Dashkesan

Prospect in Azerbaijan with commodities Arsenic, Cobalt
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303865
MAS/MILS ID 4570000002
Record type Site
Current site name Dashkesan
Alternate or previous names Northern Cobalt

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 46.06808, 40.51515 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Azerbaijan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Azerbaijan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-4.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 46.06808, 40.51515

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dashkasan

Ownership information

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COBALT:NICKEL RATIO REPORTED TO BE 50:1.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR. 1977.

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.