Beryozov Concentrator

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304141
MAS/MILS ID 4590000159
Record type Site
Current site name Beryozov Concentrator

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 82.25041, 50.24782 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 82.25041, 50.24782

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Irtysh Polymetallic Enterprise
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • CU CONC. TO IRTYSH SMELTER (90%), AND BALKHASH SMELTER (10%). ZN CONC. TO UST-KAMENOGORSK (94%) AND LENINOGORSK (6%) SMELTERS PB CONC. TO UST-KAMENOGORSK.

Comments on the workings information

  • TAILINGS DAM IS TOO SMALL TO ALLOW PROPER SETTLING OF SOLIDS.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED SOURCES IN 1989 WERE BERYOZOV (14%), IRTYSH (64%), AND KAMISHINSKI AND SHEMONAIKA MINES (22%).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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