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Hazara-Lagarban

Prospect in Pakistan with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207060
MAS/MILS ID 5350150017
Record type Site
Current site name Hazara-Lagarban
Alternate or previous names Kakul, Lagarban, Lagarban-Tarnawi

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 73.20058, 34.21526 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pakistan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Pakistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown
Datolite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Franklinite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 73.20058, 34.21526
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 910927

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DIP OF THE MINERALIZED ZONE 70 DEG. IN THE ABBOTTABAD COMPLEX, PHOSPHATE ROCK FORMS BEDS, LENSES, AND STRINGS, IN A THICK SEQUENCE OF CHERTY DOLOMITES.
  • OTHER PHOSPHATE MINERALS PRESENT = DAHLITE AND FRANCOLITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Filled Stopes - Inclined Cut and Fill
Milling method Sizing

Comments on exploration

  • EXPLORATION WORK ON BOTH THE LAGARBAN AND KAKUL DEPOSITS WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. DUE TO MINING CONSTRAINTS, THE KAKUL DEPOSIT WAS DEVELOPED FIRST. EXPLORATION WORK ON LAGARBAN IS CONTINUING.
  • DETAILED EXPLORATION BEGAN AT KAKUL IN 1972. THE LAGARBAN DEPOSIT WAS STUDIED INITIALLY IN 1975.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sarhad Dev. Authority (Sda-Government Of Pakistan)
    Interest 100
    Home office Pakistan
    Year 1985

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 7000000mt ore
    Inferred 7000000mt ore
    Total resources 7000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 27 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ZWI DELIVERED ONLY ONE REPORT FOR BOTH HAZARA DEVELOPMENTS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OTHER OPEN STOPE METHODS
    Percent Recovery 80
    Capacity 1207
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    GREEN MARKETS, AUGUST 15, 1988, P.9.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, PAKISTAN PHOSPHATES, MINING MAGAZINE, MAY 1977.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, PAKISTAN: GREEN LIGHT FOR PO4 PROJECT,

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, APRIL 1981, P. 15.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, PHOSPHATE STUDY IN PAKISTAN, MINING JOURNAL,

  • Deposit

    JULY 25, 1980

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNULA REVIEW, 1984, P. 352.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JUNE 1984, PP. 515-516.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, APRIL 1985, PP. 77-78.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALSJUNE 1985, P. 73.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED, LONDON, 1987, PP. 202-203.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE DEPOSITS IN THE HAZARA DISTRICT OF THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE HAVE BEEN EXPLORED AND ORE RESERVES HAS BEEN DILENIATED; LAGARBAN, KAKUL, AND MIRPUR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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