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Koksai Deposit

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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183807
MAS/MILS ID 4590000029
Record type Site
Current site name Koksai Deposit
Alternate or previous names Koksai, No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 78.66719, 44.31472 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnesite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 78.66719, 44.31472
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Date of Last Modification 941031

Comments on the geologic information

  • INDUSTRIAL DEPOSITS OF COPPER-PORPHYRY ARE FOUND IN CALEDONIAN FORMATIONS OF KAZAKHSTAN, SUCH AS THE KOUNRAD, THE BOSHEKUL, THE KOKSAI, AND OTHER DEPOSITS; AND IN THE ALPINE ROCKS OF THE TRANSCAUCASUS, SUCH AS THE KADZHARAN, THE AGARAK, AND THE DJINDARIN DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Kazakstan
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Annual Production Of Ore 12000000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED TOTAL COSTS TO EXPLOIT THE TOTAL RESERVES IS UNKNOWN.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 315307700mt ore
    Demonstrated 315307700mt ore
    Total resources 315307700mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 1.24 g/mt Silver Trace 1993
    Gold Au 0.12 g/mt Gold Trace 1993
    Molybdenum Mo 0.005 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.52 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEPOSIT DISCOVERED IN 1954. DETAILED EXPL. DONE 1974-77. 94,608 M OF CORE DRILLING DONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    MINING REPORT, P. 7 (APRIL 6-13, 1992).

  • Reserve-Resource

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE:

  • Reserve-Resource

    KASACHSTAN, BERLIN, (APRIL 1993).

  • Reserve-Resource

    *FIRST INTERNATIONAL MINERRALS AND METALS TENDER.

  • Deposit

    LAZNICKA, P. PORPHYRY COPPER AND MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF THE

  • Deposit

    USSR AND THEIR PLATE TECTONIC SETTING. INSTITUTION OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND METALLURGY: LONDON, TRANSACTIONS. FEBRUARY

  • Deposit

    1976, V. 85, NO. 1, P. B14-B30.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-94 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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