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Karaoba

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055832
MRDS ID SP00031
Record type Site
Current site name Karaoba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 72.25075, 47.26462 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuth Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Albite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Topaz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry

Nearby scientific data

(1) 72.25075, 47.26462
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FORMATION NAME OF THE IGNEOUS GRANITE ROCK IS THE KULCHINSK INTRUSION. VEINS 10-100 M LONG, 10 CM TO 1.5 M THICK. FOUR SEPARATE STAGES OF MINERALIZATION ARE PRESENT.

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 204000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.8 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.

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.. . BUROS, J., AND WAGNER, H., 1978, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE: XVI UDSSR - MOLYBDAN UND WOLFRAM, HANNOVER, BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, P. 66-67.. . SCHERBA, G.N., 1960, FORMIROVANIE REDKOMETALLNYKH MESTOROZHDENII ISENTRAL'NOGO KAZAKHSTANA (THE FORMATION OF THE RARE METAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN), ALMA-ATA, IZDATEL'STVO NAUK KAZAKHSKOI S.S.R., 379 P., P. 50-66

  • Reserve-Resource

    INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY RECORDD W101

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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