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Baizhan

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231194
MAS/MILS ID 4590000038
Record type Site
Current site name Baizhan
Alternate or previous names Bayzhansay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 70.46745, 43.16481 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 70.46745, 43.16481
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG A STRIKE LENGTH OF 300M AND EXTENDS TO A DEPTH OF 800M. ORE MINERALS ARE GALENA, PYRITE, SPHALERITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1920
Year of first production 1954

Mining district

District name Karatau

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Achisai Polymetallic Complex
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT IS DELIVERED BY ROAD TO THE BAIZHAN CONCENTRATOR, 7 KM FROM MINE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.6 wt-pct Lead Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION IN THE LATE 1980S DECLINED, AND ZINC PRODUCTION STOPPED, INDICATING REMAINING RESERVES ARE SMALL. LEAD CUTOFF GRADE IS 1%.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CAPACITY WAS 215000 MTPY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-FEB-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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