Kentau Concentrator

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255148
MAS/MILS ID 4590000056
Record type Site
Current site name Kentau Concentrator

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 68.50082, 43.49811 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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 DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 68.50082, 43.49811

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1965

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

  • ALL PB CONC. TO CHIMKENT SMELTER. IN 1990, SMALL AMT OF PB CONC. WHEN TO UST-KAMENOGORSK. ZN CONC. GOES TO UST-KANENOGORK AND ALMALYC SMELTERS. LEAD CONC. CONTAINS 656G/T AG, 6.6% ZN, 1.5%CU, 30G/T CD, AND 7 G/T BI.

Comments on other economic factors

  • IN 1990, ORE CAME FROM 4 MINES: GLUBOKOYE (36%), MIRGALIMSAI (29%), SHALKIYA (4%), AND ZHAYREM (31%). 3 MINES SUPPLY PB/ZN ORE, MIRGALIMSAI SUPPLIES PB ONLY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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