| Deposit ID | 10281529 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5071200003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Koushk |
| Alternate or previous names | Kushk, Kuchke, Kuoshke, Koushke |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 55.76772, 31.74883 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2200 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yazd(province)
Iran(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Iran | Yazd |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 55.76772, 31.74883 |
|---|
| Strike | N45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 40W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 800M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 180M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 73M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1968 |
| District name | Bafq-Kerman |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rio Tinto Zinc Corp. |
| Interest | 34 |
| Home office | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Simiran Co. |
| Interest | 49 |
| Home office | Iran |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Penaroya |
| Interest | 17 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 4550M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5071200003 |
MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT. 6, 1994. REPORT
COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.
INTERNATIONAL MINING. AUG. 1988, PP. 95-96.
M.M. HEYDARI. MINERALS YEARBOOK 1992. CH. ON IRAN. USBM.
A. GIBBS. GEOLOGY AND GENESIS OF THE BAFQ LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT
IRAN. INSTITUTE OF MIN. & MET. TRANSACTIONS. 1976.
METALLGESELLSCHAFT AG. WORLD MINING MAP. 1985.
USGS MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS). 1994.
ILZIG WORLD LEAD-ZINC DIRECTORY. JUNE 1988.
BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS YEARBOOK. CH. ON IRAN.
VARIOUS YEARS.
M.M. HEYDARI. THE MINERALS INDUSTRY OF IRAN. CH. IN
MINERALS YEARBOOK, USBM, 1994.
75 WRIGHT, W. W., LEAD AND ZINC IN IRAN, AGENCY FOR INT. DEV
75 MINING MAGAZINE, "LEAD-ZINC ORE IN CENTRAL IRAN", APRIL,
75 BAILEY, E. H., GEOLOGY AND OREDEPOSITS OF KUSHK MINING DI
75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON MINING GEOLOGY AND BASE METALS, TURKEY
75 MINING ANNUAL REVIEW-1971 P. 375. (LONDON)
75 ERTZMETALL, VOL 26, NO. 10, OCTOBER 1973, P. 490.
75 MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, JUNE 1972,
75 MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, JUNE 1974,
75 MINERAL INDUSTRY IN IRAN, MINERALS YEARBOOK V. 4, USDI, 1
75 SWISS, M., MINING AND MINERALS ENGINEERING, VOL. 6, NO. 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALSO PART OF BAFQ DISTRICT (5071200002). RES: 3MMT @ 21% ZN (1974). PROD CAP: 650 TPD ORE. MINED BY UG USING LONGHOLE BLASTING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-SEP-96 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.