Meskani

Past Producer in Esfahan, Iran with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
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. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207225
MAS/MILS ID 5070300005
Record type Site
Current site name Meskani
Alternate or previous names Meiduk Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 53.46109, 33.34184 (WGS84)
Elevation 1750
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esfahan(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Esfahan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Annabergite Unknown
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Niccolite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 53.46109, 33.34184

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E00W
    Dip 70S
    Length 350M
    Width 150M
    Depth to top 50M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip E00W:70S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Anarak

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Indicated 275000mt ore
    Demonstrated 275000mt ore
    Total resources 275000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Trace 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RES: 5MMT @ 0.5% CU (1974)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.

  • Deposit

    75 BAZIN, D., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN REPORT NO. 13, 1969,

  • Deposit

    75 MINERAL INDUSTRY IN IRAN, MINERALS YEARBOOK, V. 4, USDI,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-AUG-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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