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Leninogorsk

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232329
MAS/MILS ID 4590001000
Record type Site
Current site name Leninogorsk

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 83.53366, 50.36451 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 83.53366, 50.36451
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Sizing

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Government Of Kazakhstan

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.63 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Silver Ag 4.69 g/mt Silver Minor 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS OPERATION IS COMPRISED OF 4 PITS WITH THE FOLLOWING RESERVES: PIT AU AG CHASINSKOE PROVEN 87,400,000 TONNES AT 0.68G/T AU AND 4.30G/T AG PROBABLE 96,300,000 TONS AT 0.022 OZ/T AU AND 0.139OZ/T AG STARROYA WEST PROVEN 2,500,934 TONNES AT 2.47G/T AU AND 19.88G/T AG PROBABLE 2,756,000 TONS AT 0.079OZ/T AU AND 0.639OZ/T AG TALASKOE 44,000,000 TONNES AT 0.43G/T AU AND 3.50G/T AG - PROVEN PROBABLE 48,500,000 TONS AT 0.014 OZ/T AU AND 0.113OZ/T AG STARROYA EAST PROVEN 4,000,000 TONNES AT 0.73G/T AU AND 16.90G/T AG PROBABLE 4,400,000 TONS AT 0.02OZ/T AU AND 0.543OZ/T AG TOTAL RESOURCES REPORTED TO BE 112 MILLION MT GRADING 0.7 G/T AU AND 5.3 G/T AG IN TAILS.

Comments on other economic factors

  • CASH COST OF TAILING RECOVERY PROJECT ESTIMATED AT $US175/OZ, NET OF SILVER CREDITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    MINING JOURNAL, P. 398 (DEC. 10, 1993).

  • Deposit

    PLATT'S METALS WEEK. JAN. 30, 1995, P. 12.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, P. 20A (OCT 1993).

  • Deposit

    GOLDBELT RESOURCES LTD., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A GOLD RECOVERY PROJECT IS PLANNED BY GOLDBELT RESOURCES OF CANADA AT A COST OF $US83.5 MILLION. CONSTRUCTION WOULD BEGIN IN 1995, PRODUCTION WOULD START IN MID 1996. PLANS CALL FOR A TOTAL PRODUCTION OF 5.4 MILLION OZ AG AND 1.6 MILLION OZ AU OVER 15 YR LIFE OF PROJECT. CABINET APPROVED PLAN TO BRING TAILINGS PROJECT INTO PRODUCTION CONSTRUCTION IS SET TO BEGIN IN SECOND QUARTER 1995, WITH PRODUCTION COMMENCINGIN LATE 1996 TO EXTRACT 1.6 MILLION OZ AU 5.4 MILLION OZ AG OVER A 15-YR PERIOD. PLANT TO TREAT 7 MILLION MTPY OF TAILINGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-SEP-1994 Alaska Field Operations Center (AFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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