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Aksuran

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303857
MAS/MILS ID 4590000039
Record type Site
Current site name Aksuran

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 70.46745, 43.16481 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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 US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 70.46745, 43.16481
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MINERALS ARE GALENA, WITH MINOR PYRITE, MARCASITE, SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND GREENOCKITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1932
Year of first production 1954

Mining district

District name Karatau

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.6 wt-pct Lead Major 1991
    Zinc Zn 1.3 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINE PART OF THE BAIZHAN ORE ZONE. THE AKSURAN DEPOSIT LIES 2KM NORTHEAST OF THE BAIZHAN DEPOSIT. IT IS A COMPOSITE DEPOSIT CONSISTING OF MORE THAN 50 ORE BODIES. LEAD ORE ACCOUNTS FOR 90% OR RESERVES; LEAD-ZINC ORE 10%. ORE RESERVES ARE PROVEN TO A DEPTH OF 450M. GRADE IS DECREASING. LEAD CUTOFF GRADE IS 1%.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ORE MINED BY SHRINKAGE STOPING AND SUBLEVEL OPEN STOPING. AKSURAN ACCESSED BY ADIT WITH A 380M AUX. SHAFT. DILUTION IS 38%. MINE OPERATES ON A TWO SHIFT BASIS. ALL EQUIPMENT IS SOVIET ORIGIN. SCRAPERS, 5T AND 10T TRUCKS ARE USED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INDIVIDUAL ORE ZONES ARE UP TO 2M THICK AND A STRIKE LENGTH OF UP TO 250M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-SEP-94 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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