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Tujuk Mine

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead
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  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. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255228
MAS/MILS ID 4590000045
Record type Site
Current site name Tujuk Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 79.50046, 43.83133 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO GENERAL AREA BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Lead Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 79.50046, 43.83133
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LEAD MINERALIZATION IS BOTH MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED SULFIDES. ORE MINERALS ARE GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, HEMATITE, AND BARITE.
  • LEAD ORE CONTAINS 1.5-2.5% LEAD AND 5-10% BASO4. BARITE ORE CONTAINS 40-50% BASO4.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1955
Year of first production 1966

Mining district

District name Alma District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tekeli Lead And Zinc Enterprise
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT TO KOKSUISK CONCENTRATOR 300 KM (?) FROM MINE.
  • MINE WAS REPORTED AS ONLY A BARITE PRODUCER BY FORMER BOM COMMODITY SPECIALIST, IN 1997, AS OF 1995. THE CAPACITY WAS 60000 MTPY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR 20 YR PRODUCTION. RESERVES PROVED TO 500M DEPTH. CUTOFF GRADE IS 1% PB.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-97 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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