Turgay

Unknown in Kazakhstan with commodity Aluminum
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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206963
MAS/MILS ID 4590000001
Record type Site
Current site name Turgay
Alternate or previous names Turgai, Central Turgai, Turgij

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 63.50109, 49.63126 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 63.50109, 49.63126

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Central Turgay

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 0 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS WORLD CAPACITY HANDBOOK 1991.

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR. VOL. 1, 1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STATUS OF THESE DEPOSITS ARE UNCERTAIN. WHILE IT IS REPORTED THAT THE TURGAY DEPOSIT IS DEPLETED, IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THIS REFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL DEPOSIT OR THE REGION. LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-SEP-94 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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