Kara Oba

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Bismuth, Molybdenum, Tin, Tungsten
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208270
MAS/MILS ID 4590000521
Record type Site
Current site name Kara Oba
Alternate or previous names Aka Karaoba

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 72.25075, 47.26465 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Tin Critical Secondary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 72.25075, 47.26465

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830909

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE VEIN STRUCTURES APPEAR TO BE IN TWO GROUPS: THE PREDOMINATE SET STRIKE NE AND DIP TO SE, THE SECOND SET STRIKE N TO NW AND DIP TO THE EAST. VEIN WIDTHS VARY FROM 0.1 TO 1.5 METERS; LENGTHS VARY BETWEEN 10 AND 100 METERS.
  • MINERALS INCLUDE COSALITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1975

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ussr-Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Ussr
    Year 1983

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Demonstrated 200000mt ore
    Total resources 200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.8 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 200000mt ore
    Total resources 200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.8 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1993

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANSTETT, T.F., D.I. BLEIWAS, AND R.J. HURDELBRINK, TUNGSTEN

  • Deposit

    AVAILABILITY-MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES: A MINERALS AVAIL-

  • Deposit

    ABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL, IC 9025, USDOI, BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    MINES. P. 23.

  • Deposit

    RABCHEVSKY, BEROGE A., THE TUNGSTEN INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL ISSUES: AN ANALYTICAL SERIES, USDOI, BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    MINES, PP. 30-31.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MARKET FOR THESE CONCENTRATES IS NOT KNOWN. THEY ARE MOST LIKELY SHIPPED BY RAIL EITHER SOUTH TO THE CHIRCHIK PLANT IN UZBEK, OR NORTH TO THE CHELJABINSK PLANT IN URAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-APR-1995 Alaska Field Operations Center (AFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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