Gazu

Occurrence in Khorasan, Iran with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133929
MAS/MILS ID 5070600005
Record type Site
Current site name Gazu

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 57.356, 33.13762 (WGS84)
Elevation 1260

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Khorasan(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Khorasan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chrysocolla Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Turquoise Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 57.356, 33.13762

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 50M
    Length 1000M
    Width 800M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tabas

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 1600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1600000mt ore
    Inferred 2400000mt ore
    Total resources 4000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.78 wt-pct Copper Trace 1975
    Zinc Zn 0.7 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1975
    Lead Pb 11.6 wt-pct Lead Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 BAZIN, D., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN REPORT NO. 13, 1969,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1991 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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