Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuth, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Wolframite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Muscovite, Quartz, Topaz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Associated rockGranite
StructureAkchatau Granite Intrusion, (Perm)
Tectonic settingPaleozoic Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1944
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10055824
MRDS IDSP00023
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates47.9146, 72.25075
References
ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I., AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, P. 23.. . SMIRNOV, V.I., (ED.), 1977, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.S.R., VOL. III, SAN FRANCISCO, PITMAN PUBLISHING LTD., P. 192-197.. . LEVINE, R.M., 1983, SOVIET UNION, THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW - 1983, P. 458.. . BUROS, J., AND WAGNER, H., 1978, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE: XVI UDSSR - MOLYBDAN UND WOLFRAM, HANNOVER, BUNDESASANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, P. 68-69INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY RECORD W092