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Belousov Mine

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303895
MAS/MILS ID 4590000070
Record type Site
Current site name Belousov Mine
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 82.5171, 50.13112 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 82.5171, 50.13112
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 921222

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE BELOUSOV MINE EXPLOITS TEN SMALL ORE BODIES DIVIDED STRUCTURALLY INTO TWO GROUPS: THE GLUBOCHANSKI ORES AND THE BELOUSOV ORES. THE DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG A STRIKE LENGTH OF 10 KILOMETERS AND DIP AT ABOUT 30 DEGREES. THE ORE HORIZON HAS A TRUE THICKNESS OF UP TO 8 METERS. THE MINERALIZATION IS HOSTED BY SHALES AND CALCAREOUS SHALES, SOME OF WHICH ARE OF TUFFOGENIC ORIGIN, AND IN WHICH QUARTZ, CHLORITE, AND SERICITE ARE IMPORTANT GANGUE MINERALS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1797

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 1.2% Cu;5.1% Zn;1.4% Pb 640000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 5wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 1.2% Cu;4.9% Zn;1.0% Pb 590000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 5wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 1.2% Cu;4.9% Zn;1.0% Pb 550000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 5wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • THE BELOUSOV DEPOSIT WAS DISCOVERED AS LONG AGO AS 1797. DILUTION IS 38.4 PERCENT AND ORE RECOVERY IS 96.6 PERCENT. THE MAJOR MINING PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED HERE ARE THAT THE ORE AT BELOUSOV IS A SEVERE SILICOSIS HAZARD. THE HIGH DILUTION FACTOR, 35 TO 40 PERCENT, IS A REFLECTION OF THE GROUND CONDITIONS AND THE MINING METHODS. THE FLOW OF WATER INTO THE MINE IS ABOUT 670 CUBIC METERS PER HOUR. SOVIET LHDS, TRUCKS, AND DRILLING EQUIPMENT ARE USED. THE ORE IS CRUSHED IN AN UNDERGROUND JAW CRUSHER AND HOISTED TO THE SURFACE IN SKIPS. IN 1990, THE COST OF MINING ONE METRIC TON OF ORE WAS R23.14. THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR EXPANSION AT THIS TIME.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REMAINING ORE IS SUFFICIENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 38 YEARS OF PRODUCTION AT CURRENT LEVELS OR 20,900,000 METRIC TONS. THE CUT-OFF GRADE IS 1.2 PERCENT ZINC EQUIVALENT.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL ORE IS TREATED AT THE BELOUSOV CONCENTRATOR AT THE MINE SITE.
  • THREE MINING METHODS ARE USED: SUB-LEVEL STOPING, BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT PILLARS; CUT-AND-FILL STOPING; AND SUBLEVEL CAVING. ALL CURRENT WORKING IS ON LEVEL 10, AND ORES ABOVE LEVEL 10 ARE MINED OUT. MINEABLE RESERVES EXTEND DOWN TO LEVEL 18.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

    LEAD, AND ZINC INDUSTRIES OF THE FORMER USSR, VOL. 2,

  • Deposit

    PP. 45-46 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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