Rudnichnyy

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206855
MAS/MILS ID 4590000046
Record type Site
Current site name Rudnichnyy
Alternate or previous names Koksuisk, Central Suuk-Tjube

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 78.91719, 44.6647 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION BASED ON NEAREST TOWN AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 78.91719, 44.6647

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL ORE MINERALS ARE GALENA, PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, AND BARITE. BARITE GRADE RANGES FROM 20-40%.
  • BOTH DEPOSITS ARE SEPARATED BY 1 KM. THE KOKSUISK DEPOSIT IS A SERIES OF IRREGULAR DISSEMINATED SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN CARBONATES. THE SUUK-TJUBE DEPOSIT, I KM E OF KOKSUISK, IS MADE UP OF 2 ORE ZONES, ONE IS STOCKLIKE, THE OTHER LENS SHAPED. A THIRD, ZINC RICH ZONE, WAS FORMED BY SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT ON THE SOUTHEAST FLANK OF THE DEPOSIT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1956

Mining district

District name Taldi-Kurgan

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tekeli Lead And Zinc Enterprise
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • MILL CAPACITY WAS 140000 MTPY CONC.
  • PRODUCT DELIVERED BY ROAD TO KOKSUISK CONCENTRATOR, 6KM FROM MINE

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.4 wt-pct Lead Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR 5-6 YR PRODUCTION, GRADES WILL DECLINE. RESERVES PROVED TO 500M AT CENTRAL SUUK-TJUBE AND 300M AT KOKSUISK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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