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Orlov Mine

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182271
MAS/MILS ID 4590000014
Record type Site
Current site name Orlov Mine
Alternate or previous names Orlovo

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 80.68378, 50.78111 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 80.68378, 50.78111
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 MASS SULFIDE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Date of Last Modification 921118

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1977

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Zhezkent Mining And Concentrating Enterprise
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 1069000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 1140000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 1181000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Comments on the production information

  • THE MINE WILL BE DEVELOPED TO A DEPTH OF 1,000 METERS AND PRODUCTION WILL BE INCREASED TO REACH APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION TONE PER YEAR BY 1995.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ESTIMATED ORE GRADES MINED FROM THE ORLOV MINE ARE AS FOLLOWS: FOR 1988, 2.8 PERCENT COPPER, 2.5 PERCENT ZINC, AND 0.7 PERCENT LEAD; FOR 1989, 2.8 PERCENT COPPER, 2.5 PERCENT ZINC, AND 0.7 PERCENT LEAD; FOR 1990, 3.4 PERCENT COPPER, 2.1 PERCENT ZINC, AND 0.7 PERCENT LEAD; AND PROJECTED FOR THE YEAR 1995, 2.4 PERCENT COPPER, 2.5 PERCENT ZINC, AND 0.9 PERCENT LEAD.
  • ORE RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR 29 YEARS, WHICH IF MULTIPLIED BY THE ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF ORE FOR THE YEAR 1991 GIVES 34,249,000 METRIC TONS OF ORE RESERVES REMAINING TO BE MINED.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE DEPOSIT IS MINED BY UNDERGROUND METHODS AND IS ACCESSED BY FOUR MAIN SHAFTS. ONE OF THE SHAFTS IS IN THE NORTHERN SECTION, TWO ARE IN THE CENTER, AND THE FOURTH ONE IS IN THE SOUTH OF THE DEPOSIT. EACH SHAFT IS 700 METERS DEEP. THE ORE IS EXTRACTED BY CUT AND FILL STOPING AND BY ROOM AND PILLAR MINING. SUBLEVELS ARE DEVELOPED AT INTERVALS OF 14 TO 17 METERS. FOR ROOM AND PILLAR MINING, THE PANEL WIDTH IS 10 METERS. THE BACKFILL MIXTURE DOES NOT INCLUDE CONCENTRATOR TAILINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV, V. I., AND GORZHEVSKY, D. I. DEPOSITS OF LEAD AND

  • Deposit

    ZINC. SMIRNOV, V. I., ED. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR VOL-

  • Deposit

    UME 2. PITMAN PUBLISHING, LONDON, 1977, V. 2, P. 204-

  • Deposit

    207.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

    LEAD, AND ZINC INDUSTRIES OF THE FORMER USSR, VOL. 2,

  • Deposit

    PP. 67-68 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-MAR-1993 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

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