| Deposit ID | 60000693 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0445 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Karatau District |
| Alternate or previous names | Ushbas, Koksu, Akzhar, Geres, Dzhanytas, Kokdzhon, Berkuty, Dzhilan, Aksay (Aksasyk Group), Chulaktau (Chulaktausk Group) |
| Geographic coordinates: | 70.46745, 43.14811 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | COORDINATES OF KARATAU TOWN. CENTER OF THE PHOSPHATE BASIN IS ABOUT 43 DEG. 22'N; 70 DEG. 00'E. KARATAU BASIN EXTENDS OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 120 KM IN NWSE DIRECTION. BIYLIKOL'LAKE IST NEAR SOUTHEASTERN END AND BABAATA RIVER IST NEAR NORTHWESTERN END. NAMES OF DEPOSIT AND ORE SHOWS: SEE FOR S6 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kazakhstan(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Kazakhstan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| (1) | 70.46745, 43.14811 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | KARATAU BASIN |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Year of first production | 1964 |
| District name | KARATAU DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | STATE OWNED |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | KARATAUSKIY COMBINE |
MIKHAYLOV, A.S., 1984:FOSFORITY; IN: PETROV, V.P. (EDITOR), 1984: NONMETALLIC USABLE RAW MATERIALS OF THE USSR, A REFERENCE BOOK (RUSSIAN), MOSCOV, NEDRA 1984
POLYAKOV, V.V. AND TABYLDIEV, K.T., 1977: FOSFORITY; IN KOZLOVSKIY, E.A., (EDITOR), 1977: GEOLOGIYA SSSR, VOL.40 (SOUTHERN KAZAKHSTAN), PART 3, USEFUL MINERALS, MOSCOV, NEDRA
THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, LONDON
PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM, NO.79, SEPT./OCT. 1976, P.19-22
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