| Deposit ID | 10305424 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5070900004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shamsabad |
| Alternate or previous names | Shamsabad Fe Ore Deposit |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 49.76788, 33.89875 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2430 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tehran(province)
Iran(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Iran | Tehran |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Covellite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Siderite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Town (1) | 49.76788, 33.89875 |
|---|
| |||||||||||
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1958 |
| District name | Arak-Malayer |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5070900004 |
MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICES. OCT 6, 1994. REPORT
COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.
BUNDESABSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.
B. SHAHRESTANI. THE IRON DEPOSITS OF IRAN. SYMPOSIUM ON
IRON ORE, ISPHAHAN, IRAN, 1963.
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS YEARBOOK. CH. ON IRAN.
VARIOUS YEARS.
J. AMUZEGAR. IRAN: AN ECONOMIC PROFILE. THE MIDDLE EAST
INSTITUTE (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 1977, PP. 8-9, 90-93.
A. HAGHIGHI. GEOLOGY OF SHAMSABAD AND TSCHOGART IRON ORE
DEPOSITS. CENTO IRON ORE SYMPOSIUM. OCT. 2-5, 1963.
SYMPOSIUM ON IRON ORE HELD IN ISPHAHAN,IRAN, OCT. 2-5,1963,C
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT HAS HIGH CU CONTENT WHICH WILL CAUSE METALLURGICAL PROBLEMS. THERE ARE FOUR ORE TYPES: COARSE POROUS, FINE POROUS, COMPACT GRADE. PART OF ORE IS HIGH IN SIO2 OTHER PARTS HIGH IN CAO SO PROBABLY BLENDING WOULD BE NECESSARY IF USED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-AUG-1995 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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