Esfandagheh

Producer in Kerman, Iran with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157890
MAS/MILS ID 5070500014
Record type Site
Current site name Esfandagheh
Alternate or previous names Abdasht

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 57.20096, 28.63233 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kerman(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Kerman

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 57.20096, 28.63233

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RES: 5MMT ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT. 6, 1994. REPORT

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    N.N. SUBRAHMANYAN. REPORT ON ADVISORY MISSION TO IRANIAN

  • Deposit

    MINERAL PROCESSING RESEARCH CENTER. UNITED NATIONS.

  • Deposit

    DEC. 3-17, 1991.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.

  • Deposit

    J.P. FERRIER. CARAVAN JOURNIES AND WANDERINGS. OXFORD

  • Deposit

    UNIVERSITY PRESS. 1976, PP. 74, 106-107, 116, 125.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROD: 0.3-0.5 KTPY ORE, OR 85% OF IRANIAN PRODUCTION. ESFANDAGHEH & FARYAB PRODUCE 100,000 TPY LUMPY CONC GRADING 48-50% CR2O3. CHROMITE CAP: 25,000 TPY (1990).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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