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Shahriar Mine

Producer in Kerman, Iran with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024341
MRDS ID ISM0045
Record type Site
Current site name Shahriar Mine
Alternate or previous names Shahin Mine, Amir Mine, Haryab Mines, Shahriar, Amir, Shahin, Abrahim, Sohrab Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 57.31761, 27.53244 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kerman(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Kerman

Comments on the location information

  • 150-300 KM NE OF BANDAR-ABBAS HARBOR; 10 KM FROM SHAHIN PIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) 57.31761, 27.53244
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ultramafic Portion Of Ophiolite

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; IRREGULAR LENSES, PIPES, BEDS, AND MASSES OCCUR. AMIR AND SHAHRIAR MINES ARE 600 M APART. 31 CHROMITE OCCURRENCES REPORTED IN FARYAB DISTRICT; THREE MAJOR OPERATIONS.
  • ; CRMT + SRPN; CHROMITE OCCURS IN 7 SUBPARALLEL STRATIGRAPHIC LEVELS IN THE SUKINDA MASSIF, A LAYERED ULTRAMAFIC STOCK WHICH STRIKES ENE. THE MASSIF IS INTRUDED INTO A QUARTZITE MEMBER OF THE IRON FORMATION AND CONSISTS OF AN OLDER, CHROMIUM-RICH (1250 M) AND A YOUNGER, CHROMIUM-POOR (450 M) SEQUENCE. THE REGION IS FOLDED, FORMING A LARGE SW-PLUNGING SYNCLINE. THE CHROMITE ORE BODIES ARE FOUND TRANSITIONAL BETWEEN LENTICULAR MASSES (20M BY 10 M) AND FLAT SHEETS (1200 M BY 10 M) CONFORMABLE TO PRIMARY LAYERING. GRAIN SIZE OF CHROMITE DECREASES FROM BOTTOM TO TOP ALONG WITH A DECREASE IN CR2O3 AND MGO. PGE CHEMISTRY SIMILAR TO PODIFORM-TYPE DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1957
Year of first production 1967
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Faryab (Haryab) Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rezai Brothers Industrial Group
  • Type Owner
    Owner State Owned

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^45-49% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Ore Chromium Chromium 47wt-pct
  • Year 1974
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^46-51% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Ore Chromium Chromium 49wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PA1-PA2: PRODUCTION FOR SHAHRIAR, SHAHIN, AND AMIR MINES; PA1: SURFACE PRODUCTION; PA2: SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND PRODUCTION; PA3-PA4: TOTAL IRANIAN PRODUCTION. MAIN PRODUCERS IN 1979 WERE FARYAB MINING CO. AND ESFANDAQUEH MINING CO. (SEE C18) PC1: CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION IN IRAN SINCE 1960
  • PA1: PRODUCTION FOR 2 CHROMITE MINES IN DHENKANAL DISTRICT CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION DATA REPORTED AS STATE TOTALS FOR BHIMTANAGAR MINE (CUTTACK DISTRICT).

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 45 wt-pct Chromium Major 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RR1: KNOWN ORE RESERVES FOR THE THREE REZAI GROUP OPERATIONS
  • RR25: ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE RESOURCES IN FARYAB DISTRICT
  • RR1: RESERVES FOR DHENKANAL DISTRICT

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( TRANSPORT/ACCESS; LABOR; X ; POLITICAL INSTABILITY; FUNDS). ASSESSMENT(OPERATOR IS PLANNING TO CHANGE OVER TO OPEN-PIT WORK.); CR/FE =3-3.5:1; ORES RANGE FROM 46 TO 50.8% CR2O3. REZAI GROUP (C2) ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 85% OF TOTAL IRANIAN PRODUCTION.
  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS; X ;GOVERNMENT MARKET POLICIES CONTROL CHROMIUM MINING AND BAN THE EXPORT OF HIGH-GRADE LUMP ORES.). SIO2-RICH CHROME ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUKE, V. W. A., 1982, CHROMIUM--A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: SOUTH AFRICA MINERALS BUREAU INTERNAL REPORT 86, 317 P. (C1, C2, PA3, PA4, PA8)

  • Deposit

    TEX REPORT, 1978, CHROME, IN FERRO ALLOY MANUAL: JAPAN, TEX REPORT, P. 112-114. (G13, C18)

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, W., 1960, CHROMITE MINING IN IRAN-WRITTEN COMMUN. TO T. P. THAYER (BRL): RESTON, VA., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. (PA3)

  • Deposit

    HAERI, Y., 1963, CHROMITE IN IRAN, IN CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON CHROME ORE: TURKEY MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE (MADEN TETKIK VE ARAMA ENSTITUSU), ANKARA, SEPT. 1963, P. 19-20.

  • Deposit

    THAYER, T. P., AND LIPIN, B. R., 1978, A GEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WORLD CHROMITE PRODUCTION FOR THE YEAR 2000 A.D.: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, COUNCIL OF ECONOMICS PROCEEDINGS (FOR MEETING OF FEB. 26 - MAR. 2, 1978), P. 143-152. (PC1, PC8)

  • Deposit

    SCHMIDT, H. L., 1974, CHROMIT, IN ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE-V. IRAN: HANNOVER (GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC), BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG, P. 67-73. (PA1, PA8, RR1, RR8)

  • Deposit

    JOLLY, J. L. W., 1980, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF IRAN, IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1976, V. III-AREA REPORTS: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 547-564. (G13, RR25, RR32)

  • Deposit

    JOLLY, J. L. W., 1981, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF IRAN, IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1977, V. III-AREA REPORTS: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 479-492. (PA4, PA8)

  • Production

    PA1, PA2: RF6, P. 70-71; PA3: RF8, P. 485; PA4: RF1, P. 152 PC1, PC8: RF5 AND USBM DATA FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE-UNDERGROUND CONCENTRATE IRAN HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT PRODUCER OF CHROMITE SINCE 1942.
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE-UNDERGROUND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 Lipin Bruce R U.S. Geological Survey

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