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Karatas

Prospect in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158050
MAS/MILS ID 4590000144
Record type Site
Current site name Karatas
Alternate or previous names Karatas No. 1, Karatas No. 2, Karatas No. 4

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 69.50085, 47.99796 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 69.50085, 47.99796
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 192.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Minimum Depth to Top 25
    Date of Last Modification 920724

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SULFIDE-RICH ZONE IS OVERLAIN BY 25-30M OF OXIDES. THE MAX. DEPTH TO MINERALIZATION OF 360M IS USED TO CAL- CULATE THE AVG. DEPTH OF 192.5M(ALONG W/ MIN. DEPTH OF 25M). THE ORE ZONE IS LOCALIZED IN THE SOUTHERN CONTACT OF THE GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY OF THE KOUNRAD COMPLEX. ORE IS CONE- SHAPED AND OCCURS AS BRECCIA FILLINGS. CONE DIAMETER IS 300M AT THE SURFACE. RICH CU-MO ORES ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE STEEP PART AND POOR ORES ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE LIGHTLY SLOPING PART.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dzhezkazgan Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Kazakhstan
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1990

Comments on other economic factors

  • LAB TESTS INDICATE EXTRACTION RATES OF: KARATAS I- 82% CU, 75% MO; KARATAS IV- 88.1% CU, 83% MO; KARATAS II- 82% CU, 65% FE. PLANS CALL FOR THE NEED TO BUILD A 1-2 MMT PLANT TO PROCESS THE ORE. THIS WOULD REQUIRE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILWAY LINE. AN ALTERNATIVE IS TO TRANSPORT THE ORE TO THE BALKHASH CONCENTRATOR, 100KM AWAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRIP REPORT, FOO, K., MINPROC, 1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF THREE AREAS SUITABLE FOR OPEN PIT MINING. THESE AREAS ARE DESIGNATED KARATAS #1, #2, & #4. THEY ARE LOCATED 100KM WEST OF BALKHASH, 40KM FROM THE BALKHASH RAILWAY. THE DEPOSITS ARE ABOUT 1KM APART. THERE IS NO TOWNSITE ESTABLISHED. THE MINE IS 40KM FROM THE NEAREST TOWN OF DZHAMBUL. KARATAS I REPRESENTS MO ORES AND ORE SUITABLE FOR UNDERGROUND MINING. KARATAS II & IV WOULD BE MINED BY OPEN PIT ME- THODS. OVERBURDEN COEFFICIENTS FOR THESE AREAS ARE 19 CU-M/MT AND 11 CU-M/MT, RESPECTIVELY. THE KARATAS IV SECTION IS MOST CONDUCIVE FOR EXPLORATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-SEP-1994 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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