Zhaysan

Unknown in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304172
MAS/MILS ID 4590004019
Record type Site
Current site name Zhaysan
Alternate or previous names The Dzhambul Group., Zhaisan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 74.50063, 43.83136 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES FOR THE ZHAYSAN DEPOSIT WERE COPIED FROM THE CHATYRUKUL DEPOSIT, SINCE BOTH DEPOSITS ARE LOCATED IN THE SAME MINING GROUP, THE DZHAMBUL GROUP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chrysocolla Unknown
Cuprite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 74.50063, 43.83136

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 941101

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1949

Mining district

District name Kazakhstan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 7041100mt ore
    Total resources 7041100mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.92 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Molybdenum MoS2 0.016 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1993
    Gold Au 0.3 g/mt Gold Minor 1993
    Silver Ag 7.9 g/mt Silver Trace 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEPOSIT DISCOVERED IN 1949. EXPL. WORK DONE BETWEEN 1952-72. 74,053 M OF CORE DRILLING DONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    *FIRST INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND METALS TENDER.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE:

  • Deposit

    KASACHSTAN, BERLIN, P. 31 (APRIL 1993).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1994 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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