Producer

Inder

Kazakhstan
Boron-BoratesPotassiumGypsum-AnhydriteClay
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
SecondaryPotassium
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Clay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formSALT DOME
Ore controlBorates Occur Near Fractures At The Top Of The Salt Dome; Borates Replace Salts And Red Clays.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnhydrite, Colemanite, Inyoite, Sylvite, Ulexite
GangueClay, Gypsum
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Evaporite
StructureSalt Dome
Tectonic settingCaspian Depression
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10055357
MRDS IDRL10022
Alternate namesInderborskiy Mine
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.54811, 51.80143
References
HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS-GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION, METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.HARBEN, P.W., AND DICKSON, E.M., 1985, OVERVIEW OF MARKET OUTLOOK AND ECONOMICS OF BORATES, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 3-12.LYDAY, P.A., 1992, BORON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT, P. 1-11.LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.HARBEN AND DICKSON, 1985; LYDAY, 1991.LYDAY, 1992; KISTLER AND SMITH, 1983; ROSKILL, 1993.