| Deposit ID | 10182520 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5071200007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mehdiabad |
| Alternate or previous names | Mehdi-Abad, Calamine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 55.80102, 31.74883 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2125 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yazd(province)
Iran(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Iran | Yazd |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerussite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Smithsonite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 55.80102, 31.74883 |
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| Strike | N00S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 24M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 475M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 56M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Meshahr Mining Co. |
| Home office | Iran |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5071200007 |
MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT. 6, 1994. REPORT
COMPLIED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.
USGS MINERAL RESOURCE DATA SYSTEM (MRDS). 1994.
ILZIG LEAD-ZINC DIRECTORY. JUNE 1988.
BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS YEARBOOK. CH. ON IRAN.
VARIOUS YEARS.
J.P. FERRIER. CARAVAN JOURNEYS AND WANDERINGS. OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS. 1976, PP. 74, 106-107, 116, 125.
MINISTRY OF MINES AND MINERALS. SUMMARY OF HISTORY AND
EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES IN MEDIABAD LEAD AND ZINC MINE,
ED. MAY 1994, IRAN.
COPPER DEPOSITS IN IRAN, SOURCE UNKNOWN, 1994.
EUROPA PUBLICATIONS LTD. THE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA.
1994. 40TH ED. PP. 411-421.
75 WRIGHT, W. W., LEAD AND ZINC IN IRAN, USAID, 1965.
75 BURNOL, L. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN, REPORT NO. 11, 1968
75 BAZIN, D., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN REPORT NO. 13, 1969,
75 BANFIELD, A. F., INT. GEOL. CONG. 21ST. SESSION, PT. 20,
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-AUG-95 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.