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Akjal

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133764
MAS/MILS ID 4590000043
Record type Site
Current site name Akjal

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 72.91744, 48.24792 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 72.91744, 48.24792
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS METASOMATIC SCARN DEPOSIT HOSTED BY LIMESTONES.
  • MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG A 5KM STRIKE LENGTH AND IS UP TO 70M THICK. MAJOR ORE MINERALS ARE SPHALERITE, PYRITE, AND GALENA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1951

Mining district

District name Akchatau

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Akchatau Mining And Concentrating Enterprise
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTS DELIVERED BY ROAD TO AKJAL CONCENTRATOR, 2KM FROM MINE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE SUFFICIENT FOR 42 YR OF PRODUCTION. CUTOFF GRADE IS 1.7% LEAD. ORE DELINIATED DOWN TO 450M.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THERE ARE TWO OPEN PITS. THE EAST PIT IS 75M DEEP, THE CENTRAL PIT IS 150M DEEP. FINAL PIT LIMITS WILL BE 150M AND 315M, RESPECTIVELY. PITS HAVE 10M BENCHES. MINE OPERATES 2 SHIFTS FOR 280-300 DAYS PER YEAR.. MINE RECOVERY IS 95%. DILUTION IS 15.1%. IN 1990, STRIPPING RATIO WAS 18.4:1. WASTE ROCK HAULED TO DUMP 2.5KM FROM MINE. ALL EQUIPMENT IS OF SOVIET ORIGIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAR-1997 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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