Ak Say

Plant in Kazakhstan with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207084
MAS/MILS ID 4590000134
Record type Site
Current site name Ak Say
Alternate or previous names Aksaiskoe

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 70.15076, 43.3981 (WGS84)
Elevation 2200
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 70.15076, 43.3981

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 9000M
    Width 500M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 910702

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE AVERAGE ORE HAS THE FOLLOWING COMPOSITION: 23.21% P2O5, 3.82% MGO, AND 9.65% CO2

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1937
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1983
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush

Mining district

District name Kara Tau Basin

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., PP. 224, 237-239.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE GENERAL GEOLOGY, RESOURCES MINING AND MILLING, SEE THE KARA TAU DEPOSIT LISTING SEQUENCE NUMBER 4590000122. SHAFT SINKING WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEGUN AT AK SAY IN 1983, WITH THE UNDERGROUND MINE SCHEDULED TO COME ONSTREAM IN IN 1988. INITIAL CAPACITY IS PLANNED WAS REPORTED TO BE 1 MIL. MTPY. IN 1984 IT WAS REORTED THAT THE OPEN PIT HAD REACHED A DEPTH OF 200M. PRIMARY ORE CONCENTRATION IS DONE AT THE MINE SITE (BALL MILLS AND SCREENING). THE CONCENTRATED ROCK (23% P2O5) IS USED FOR ELEMENTARY PHOSPHOROUS PRODUCTION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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