Amantaytau

Prospect in Uzbekistan with commodity Gold
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279443
MAS/MILS ID 4650000016
Record type Site
Current site name Amantaytau

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 64.21761, 41.14824 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uzbekistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Uzbekistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 64.21761, 41.14824

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Amantaytau Goldfields
    Home office Uzbekistan
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Uzbek Government
    Interest 50
    Home office Uzbekistan
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lonrho
    Interest 35
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner International Finance Corp.
    Interest 15
    Year 1993
    First year 1993

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 11.2 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GOLD CONT REPORTED TO BE 11.2 G/MT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. 11/26/93. P. 1.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN. 11/29/93. P. 9.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. 11/19/93. P. 3.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. 11/26/93. P. 6.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. MAY 13-20, 1994. P.5.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. JAN. 13-20, 1995, P. 4-5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JOINT VENTURE TO DEVELOP DEPOSIT SIGNED IN 1993. PLAN TO DEVELOP IN CONJUNCTION WITH DAUGHYSTAU DEPOSIT. PLAN TO PRODUCE 10 TPY AU 1996-2000 AND 15 TPY AU 2000 FOR LIFE OF 27 YR. CAP. COST EST. IS $109 MILLION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JAN-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.