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Pavlodar-Boshchekul

Prospect in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182187
MAS/MILS ID 4590000143
Record type Site
Current site name Pavlodar-Boshchekul
Alternate or previous names Boshchekul, Byschecouv, Pavlodar

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 74.28404, 51.76453 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS IN THE PAVLODAR REGION 100-200KM BETWEEN PAVLODAR AND TSELINOGRAD, 1,20KM FROM BALKHASH. AN EXPERIMENTAL MINE IS OPERATING TO TEST VARIOUS PROCESS- ING CAPABILITIES. TO MAKE ECONOMIC, THEY REQUIRE A CONCENTRATOR TO PRODUCE CU, MO, AND AU CONCENTRATES FOR BALKHASH. THEY WOULD WANT TO RECOVER RHENIUM.(MINPROC) ALSO HAVE 25,000,000 MT @ .75% CU IN OXIDE ORES THAT RE- QUIRES A HEAP LEACH-SX-GW PLANT. THEY DO NOT POSSESS TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD SUCH A PLANT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 74.28404, 51.76453
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 4
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 920722

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURS IN IRREGULAR STRATIFIED LAYERS OF COPPER-PORPHYRY TYPE. A THIRD ORE CONTROL IS FRACTURING. ORE OCCURS IN DIORITE PORPHYRIES, GRANODIORITE PORPHYRIES, AND PORPHYRIES CONTAINING BOTH. CU MINERALIZATION SPREAD IN THE FORM OF IMPREGNATION AND VEINLETS.
  • SEVERAL ZONES ARE PRESENT. OXIDATION ZONE IS NARROW STRIP 100-700M WIDE, THICKNESS IS 3-29M. MIXED ORE ZONE THICKNESS IS 2-25M. LEACHED ZONE IS 0-35M. SECONDARY SULFIDE ZONE IS 5-60M.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1934

Mining district

District name Pavlodar

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Kazakhstan
    Interest 100
    Home office Cis
    Year 1990
  • Type Operator
    Owner Concern Po "Balkhashmed"
    Home office Cis
    Year 1990

Comments on the production information

  • EXPLORED BY VERTICAL CORE DRILLING ON THIRTY-FOUR EXPLORATION LINES. DRILL HOLES TOTAL 790. SEVEN 50-M SHAFTS AND TWO CROSSCUTS TOTALLING 203M WERE MADE FOR SAMPLING. OXIDIZED ZONE SAMPLING WAS CONDUCTED FROM FORTY-SIX HOLES. FIRST EXPLORATION OF DEPOSIT BY MEKHANOBR INSTITUTE IN 1934. FROM 1949-1954, "GINTSVETMET" INSTITUTE CONDUCTED EXPLORATION WORK. IN 1968, VNII INSTITUTE COMPLETED SAMPLE TESTING. IN 1976, TECHNICAL DESIGNS OF CONCENTRATOR DEVELOPED TO HANDLE ORES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Indicated 129000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 129000000mt ore
    Total resources 129000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.6732 wt-pct Copper Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFIDE ORE ZONE REPORTED TO BE 150,000,000 MT @ .65% CU. MINPROC QUOTES RESERVES AT +100,000,000 MT @ .67% CU AND .01% MOS2. ORE CONTAINS AU, AG, AND RHENIUM. OXIDE ORE ZONE REPORTED TO BE 25,000,000 MT @ .75% CU. OTHER QUOTED RESERVES IN ADDITION TO THOSE REPORTED ABOVE ARE 176 MMT @ .5% CU AND 220 MMT @ .37% CU. DEPOSIT RESERVES CONFIRMED BY GK2 USSR IN 1961.
  • PRODUCTION RATE ASSUMED BASED ON 10,000,000 MT/YR OPERATION AND 250 DAYS/YR. PRODUCTION SCHEDULE. ORE REPORTED TO BE 150,000,000 MT @ .65% CU SULFIDE. OF THIS, 86% IS A+B RESERVES (DEMONSTRATED LEVEL).

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINE PLAN COMPLETED IN 1976 SUGGESTING OPEN PIT MINE WITH OVERBURDEN COEFFICIENT OF .41. SUGGESTED RECOVERIES ARE CU-83.5%; AU-54.5%; AG-70%; MO- 4.425%.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A. MINERAL RESOURCES AND THE ECONOMY OF THE USSR.

  • Deposit

    MCGRAW-HILL PUBLICATION, NEW YORK, 1973, P. 140-142, 145.

  • Deposit

    LAZNECKA, P. PORPHYRY COPPER AND MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF THE

  • Deposit

    USSR AND THEIR PLATE TECTONIC SETTINGS. INSTITUTION OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND METALLURGY. LONDON TRANSACTIONS, V. 85, NO. 1,

  • Deposit

    FEBRUARY 1976, P. B14-B30.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A. COPPER PORPHYRIES. MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICAT-

  • Deposit

    IONS, INC., SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 1975, P. 91-95.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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