Boshekul Deposit

Occurrence in Kazakhstan with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206695
MAS/MILS ID 4590000706
Record type Site
Current site name Boshekul Deposit
Alternate or previous names Bostchekul Deposit., Boschekul

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 74.25074, 51.76453 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 74.25074, 51.76453

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    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 BOSHEKUL DEPOSIT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1930

Mining district

District name Pavlodar

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 Unknown Production.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 975846200mt ore
    Demonstrated 975846200mt ore
    Total resources 975846200mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.71 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Molybdenum Mo 0.014 wt-pct Molybdenum Trace 1993
    Gold Au 0.28 g/mt Gold Trace 1993
    Silver Ag 9.26 g/mt Silver Trace 1993
    Cobalt Co 0.02 wt-pct Cobalt Trace 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    *FIRST INTERNATIONAL MINERAL AND METALS TENDER.

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1994 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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