Zehabad

Producer in Gilan, Iran with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304265
MAS/MILS ID 5070400002
Record type Site
Current site name Zehabad
Alternate or previous names Zahbad

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 49.53452, 36.36531 (WGS84)
Elevation 1070
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gilan(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Gilan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 49.53452, 36.36531

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S57E
    Dip 85W
    Thickness 1.1M
    Length 545M
    Width 100M
    Depth to top 50M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip S57E:85W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minak Mining Co.
    Home office Iran
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 80000mt ore
    Indicated 60000mt ore
    Demonstrated 140000mt ore
    Total resources 140000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.8 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1975
    Lead Pb 4.8 wt-pct Lead Trace 1975
    Copper Cu 0.2999 wt-pct Copper Trace 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RES: 140KMT @ 10% ZN, 5%PB, 0.3% CU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT 6, 1994. REPORT

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS. TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE, GEOL. DEPT., UNDP PROJECT NO. IRA/71/542, 1975.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANSTALT FUR BODENFORSCHUNG. IRAN. 1974.

  • Deposit

    75 WRIGHT, W. W., LEAD AND ZINC IN IRAN, USAID, 1965.

  • Deposit

    75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM-MINING GEOLOGY AND THE BASE METALS, ANKAR

  • Deposit

    75 BURNOL, L., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN, REPORT NO. 11, 196

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1973 PRODUCTION WAS 100 TPD. CUT & FILL USED IN 1965. HOST ROCK: RHYOLITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-AUG-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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