Mehdiabad

Prospect in Yazd, Iran with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182520
MAS/MILS ID 5071200007
Record type Site
Current site name Mehdiabad
Alternate or previous names Mehdi-Abad, Calamine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 55.80102, 31.74883 (WGS84)
Elevation 2125
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yazd(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Yazd

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerussite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Smithsonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 55.80102, 31.74883

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00S
    Dip 45W
    Thickness 24M
    Length 600M
    Width 475M
    Depth to top 56M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Strike And Dip N00S:45W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10.5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 950825

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Meshahr Mining Co.
    Home office Iran
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 40
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 26
    Percentage 74
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT. 6, 1994. REPORT

  • Deposit

    COMPLIED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    USGS MINERAL RESOURCE DATA SYSTEM (MRDS). 1994.

  • Deposit

    ILZIG LEAD-ZINC DIRECTORY. JUNE 1988.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS YEARBOOK. CH. ON IRAN.

  • Deposit

    VARIOUS YEARS.

  • Deposit

    J.P. FERRIER. CARAVAN JOURNEYS AND WANDERINGS. OXFORD

  • Deposit

    UNIVERSITY PRESS. 1976, PP. 74, 106-107, 116, 125.

  • Deposit

    MINISTRY OF MINES AND MINERALS. SUMMARY OF HISTORY AND

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES IN MEDIABAD LEAD AND ZINC MINE,

  • Deposit

    ED. MAY 1994, IRAN.

  • Deposit

    COPPER DEPOSITS IN IRAN, SOURCE UNKNOWN, 1994.

  • Deposit

    EUROPA PUBLICATIONS LTD. THE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA.

  • Deposit

    1994. 40TH ED. PP. 411-421.

  • Deposit

    75 WRIGHT, W. W., LEAD AND ZINC IN IRAN, USAID, 1965.

  • Deposit

    75 BURNOL, L. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN, REPORT NO. 11, 1968

  • Deposit

    75 BAZIN, D., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN REPORT NO. 13, 1969,

  • Deposit

    75 BANFIELD, A. F., INT. GEOL. CONG. 21ST. SESSION, PT. 20,

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FUTURE MINING OF LOW GRADE ORE BY OPEN PIT OR SELECTED UNDERGROUND MINING. INITIAL MINING STOPPED IN 1959. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED. PLANNED MINING RATE 12-15 KMT/YR TO PRODUCE 5KT PB, 25KT ZN. RES: 24MMT @2.9% PB, 6.1% ZN, 10% CU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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