| Deposit ID | 10208270 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4590000521 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kara Oba |
| Alternate or previous names | Aka Karaoba |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 72.25075, 47.26465 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kazakhstan(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Kazakhstan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bismuth Critical | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismuthinite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Wolframite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 72.25075, 47.26465 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1975 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Ownership category | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ussr-Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Ussr |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 200000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 200000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 200000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 200000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4590000521 |
ANSTETT, T.F., D.I. BLEIWAS, AND R.J. HURDELBRINK, TUNGSTEN
AVAILABILITY-MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES: A MINERALS AVAIL-
ABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL, IC 9025, USDOI, BUREAU OF
MINES. P. 23.
RABCHEVSKY, BEROGE A., THE TUNGSTEN INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R.
MINERAL ISSUES: AN ANALYTICAL SERIES, USDOI, BUREAU OF
MINES, PP. 30-31.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-APR-1995 | Alaska Field Operations Center (AFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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