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Verkhnye-Kayraktin

Occurrence in Kazakhstan with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055813
MRDS ID SP00012
Record type Site
Current site name Verkhnye-Kayraktin
Alternate or previous names Verchne Kajrakty, Upper Kairakty

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 73.20073, 48.34791 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • NORTHEAST PART OF SHETSK ANTICLINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 73.20073, 48.34791
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Kuu-Kyzyltau-Mamantasskiy Intrusive Of The Akchatau Complex

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 1400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.45 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "R" DENOTES IN SITU RESOURCES - QUANTITIES OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FOR THE NEXT FEW DECADES. "1" DENOTES KNOWN DEPOSITS WITH RELIABLE ESTIMATES. "E" DENOTES ECONOMICALLY EXPLOITABLE. "M" DENOTES MARGINALLY ECONOMIC. "S" DENOTES SUBECONOMIC.

Comments on development

  • CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW KAYRAKTIN MINING AND METALLURGICAL COMPLEX (1984); BASED ON RENOVATION OF VERKHNYE-KAYRAKTIN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I., AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, P. 23.. . R.M. LEVINE, 1985, SOVIET UNION, THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW - 1985, P. 516.. . BUROS, J., AND WAGNER, H., 1978, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE: XVI UDSSR - MOLYBDAN UND WOLFRAM, HANNOVER, BUNDERANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, P. 73.. . SCHERBA, G.N., 1960, FORMIROVANIE REDKOMETALLNYKH MESTOROZHDENII TSENTRAL'NOGO KAZAKHSTANA (THE FORMATION OF THE RARE METAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN), ALMA-ATA, IZDATEL'STVO NAUK KAZAKHSKOI S.S.R., 381 P., P. 147-170..

  • Reserve-Resource

    ISMI RECORD W106

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 Sinclair W. David Geological Survey of Canada
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 Werner, Antony Mineral Policy Sector, Dept. of Energy Mines & Resources, Ottawa, Canada

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