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Bayan

Producer in Kazakhstan 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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158482
MAS/MILS ID 4590004018
Record type Site
Current site name Bayan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 68.00099, 51.99788 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • THE BAYAN DEPOSIT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF KOKCHETAV. THEREFORE, THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES FOR THE BAYAN DEPOSIT WERE ESTIMATED AT THAT LOCATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 68.00099, 51.99788
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATABOUND
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 941031

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1936

Mining district

District name Kokchetau

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Annual Production Of Wo3 Concentrate 5072 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 5072mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Annual Production Of Ore 1300000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 16257000mt ore
    Indicated 2171000mt ore
    Demonstrated 18428000mt ore
    Total resources 18428000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.35 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1993
    Bismuth Bi 0.01 wt-pct Bismuth 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEPOSIT DISCOVERED IN 1936. PRELIMINARY EXPLORATION OCCURRED 1976-1982, DETAILED EXPL. OCCURRED 1980-1987, INCLUDING 96,211 M OF CORE DRILLING. TESTWORK INDICATED POSSIBLE CONCENTRATE 56.6% WO3 AT A RECOVERY RATE OF 74-76%.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    *FIRST INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND METALS TENDER.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE:

  • Deposit

    KASACHSTAN, BERLIN, P. 31 (APRIL 1993).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-OCT-94 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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