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Tekeli

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Antimony, Barium-Barite, Cadmium, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182165
MAS/MILS ID 4590000044
Record type Site
Current site name Tekeli

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 78.95049, 44.798 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Cadmium Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 78.95049, 44.798
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG STRIKE LENGTH OF 400M AT SURFACE, INCREASING WITH DEPTH. THICKNESS TYPICALLY 30-40M. ORE MINERALS ARE GALENA, SPHALERITE, AND PYRITE.
  • DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF HYDROTHERMAL SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE. 10% OF ORE IS MASSIVE SULPHIDE AND 90% IS DISSEMINATED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1933
Year of first production 1943

Mining district

District name Taldi-Kurgan

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tekeli Lead And Zinc Enterprise
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT TO TEKELI CONCENTRATOR, 16KM FROM MINE BY RAIL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR 20 YR OF PRODUCTION, GRADES TO DECLINE. CUTOFF GRADE IS 2.1% ZN. RESERVES PROVED TO 1000M DEPTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

  • Deposit

    METALLEGESELLSCHAFT. WORLD MINING MAP. 1987.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAR-97 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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