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Lyangar

Past Producer in Uzbekistan with commodities Molybdenum, Tungsten
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  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. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133982
MAS/MILS ID 4650000002
Record type Site
Current site name Lyangar

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 65.88415, 40.28157 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uzbekistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uzbekistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Secondary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 65.88415, 40.28157
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Date of Last Modification 830909

Comments on the geologic information

  • OREBODY IS SKARN DEVELOPED ALONG A WELL-DEFINED FAULT AT THE CONTACT OF CARBONATE ROCKS AND THE LARGE NURATINSKIJ GRANDODIORITE INTRUSIVE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1932

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ussr-Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Ussr
    Year 1983

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Demonstrated 500000mt ore
    Total resources 500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.5 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1983
    Molybdenum MoS2 0.1 wt-pct Molybdenum Minor 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 500000mt ore
    Total resources 500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.5 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1993

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 9.1
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 132
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RABCHEVSKY, G.A., THE TUNGSTEN INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R.,

  • Deposit

    USBM, MINERAL ISSUES, NOVEMBER 1988.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONCENTRATES ARE SHIPPED BY TRUCK OR RAIL TO THE CHIRCHIK ALLOY PLANTS, 400 KM FROM LYANGAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-APR-95 Alaska Field Operations Center (AFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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