Kadzharan Deposit

Producer in Armenia with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231096
MAS/MILS ID 4560000001
Record type Site
Current site name Kadzharan Deposit
Alternate or previous names Kadzharsk, Kadzharan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 46.13465, 39.16521 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Armenia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Armenia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC G-5.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 46.13465, 39.16521

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • INDUSTRIAL DEPOSITS OF COPPER-PORPHYRY ARE FOUND IN CALEDONIAN FORMATIONS OF KAZAKHSTAN, SUCH AS THE KOUNRAD, THE BOSHEKUL, THE KOKSAI, AND OTHER DEPOSITS; AND IN THE ALPINE ROCKS OF THE TRANSCAUCASUS, SUCH AS THE KADZHARAN, THE AGARAK, AND THE DJINDARIN DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1953

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Armenia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Armenia
    Year 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES REPORTED TO BE 3.4% OF CIS CU RESERVES. PRODUCTION REPORTED TO BE 1.6% OF CIS PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    MINING REPORT, P. 7 (APRIL 6-13, 1992).

  • Deposit

    GEOEXPLORERS PROPERTY LIST 1992

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-97 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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