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Tsagan-Dava

Occurrence in Tov, Mongolia with commodity Tungsten
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024801
MRDS ID ISM0553
Record type Site
Current site name Tsagan-Dava
Alternate or previous names Tsagaan-Davaa

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 106.53089, 47.67589 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tov(province)

Mongolia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mongolia Tov

Comments on the location information

  • SOME 50 KM W? OF ULAAN BAATAR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TUNGSTEN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 106.53089, 47.67589
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; QRTZ + WLFM
  • ; QRTZ + TRML + SCLT + WLFM + CLCP + BRNT + PYRT + MLBD; BRECCIA PIPES IN THE CABEZA DE VACA DISTRICT ARE UP TO 50 M WIDE AND 100 M DEEP. SCHEELITE IS MORE ABUNDANT THAN WOLFRAMITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • THERE ARE THREE PRODUCING PROPERTIES IN THE AREA. A FOURTH PROPERTY IS ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 3.5 MILLION METRIC TONS OF 1.1% CU AND 1.7 G/T AU.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE FIGURE IS INFERRED FOR THREE SEPARATE DEPOSITS: JAPONESA, LOS PLOM OS AND INCA DE ORO; ACTUAL RESERVES MAY BE CONSIDERABLY LESS.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(YES); ASSESSMENT(OUTPUT SLATED FOR 1988. EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 3 000 MT OF WOLFRAMITE POWDER O VER TEN YEAR PERIOD.); 87.5% OF POWDER TO BE EXPORTED TO HUNGARY. CONCENTRATOR BEING INSTALLED IN 1985
  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). EXPLORATION(YES); A 1982 STUDY BY CORFO ENVISAGED OUTPUT OF 200 T/Y OF MATERIAL GRADING 60% W O3. ACTIVE EXPLORATION BY CORFO AND A CONSORTIUM OF FIVE COMPANIES (RF1, P. 9). JOINT VENTURE OF AUREX RESOURCES INVOLVES INVESTMENT OF 4.2 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IVANOVA,G.F., GEOKHIMICHESKIE OSOBENNOSTI VOLFRAMOVYKH MESTOROZHDENII MONGL II, GEOLOGIYA RUDNYKH MESTOROZHDENII, VOL. 16, NO. 6, NOV.-DEC., 1974, P. 45-52

  • Deposit

    STAFF, MONGOLIAN WOLFRAM MINE, METAL BULLETIN, NO. 7044, DEC. 10, 1985, P. 15

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1950-59
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.).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1986 Werner, Antony Energy Mines and Resources of Canada

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