Khandiza

Prospect in Uzbekistan with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231343
MAS/MILS ID 4650000005
Record type Site
Current site name Khandiza
Alternate or previous names Khandizinskoe, Khandzinskoye

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 67.65078, 38.49834 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uzbekistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uzbekistan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO GENERAL AREA BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY ONC G-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 67.65078, 38.49834

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1961

Ownership information

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

Comments on the production information

  • ACCORDING TO THE INTERFAX REPORT OF SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 24TH OF 1993, THE KHANDIZA DEPOSIT PRODUCES AN ORE THE GRADES 0.3 PERCENT GOLD.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Indicated 725000mt ore
    Demonstrated 725000mt ore
    Total resources 725000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.3 g/mt Gold Minor 1992
    Zinc Zn 6.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1992
    Lead Pb 3.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEPOSIT REPORTED TO HAVE 700-750,000 MT OF LEAD AT 2-5% PB. DEPOSIT REPORTED TO HAVE 1.1-1.2 MILLION MT ZINC AT 5-8% ZN. THE KHANDIZINSKOE DEPOSIT, ALONG WITH THE CHOKCHARSKOE AND THE KALMAKYRSKOE DEPOSITS, SHARES A TOTAL CADMIUM ORE RESOURCE OF APPROXIMATELY 200,000 TO 300,000 METRIC TONS, WHICH CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 3,000 TO 5,000 METRIC TONS OF CADMIUM METAL. ACCORDING TO THE INTERFAX REPORT OF SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 24TH OF 1993, THE KHANDIZA DEPOSIT CONTAINS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL GOLD COMMODITY RESOURCE OF 7.0 METRIC TONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 12 (NOV. 6-13, 1992).

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 10 (SEPT. 17-24, 1993).

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR. 1977.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX. MINING REPORT. NOVEMBER 13, 1992.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-DEC-1994 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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