Kadzharan Deposit

Producer in Armenia with commodities Copper, Molybdenum

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10231096
MAS/MILS ID	4560000001
Record type	Site
Current site name	Kadzharan Deposit
Alternate or previous names	Kadzharsk, Kadzharan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Ore Body
Geographic coordinates:	46.13465, 39.16521 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country
Armenia

Comments on the location information

LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC G-5.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Molybdenum	Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1)	46.13465, 39.16521	ListMap

Comments on the geologic information

INDUSTRIAL DEPOSITS OF COPPER-PORPHYRY ARE FOUND IN CALEDONIAN FORMATIONS OF KAZAKHSTAN, SUCH AS THE KOUNRAD, THE BOSHEKUL, THE KOKSAI, AND OTHER DEPOSITS; AND IN THE ALPINE ROCKS OF THE TRANSCAUCASUS, SUCH AS THE KADZHARAN, THE AGARAK, AND THE DJINDARIN DEPOSITS.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Surface
Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Year of first production	1953

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights	Unknown

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Armenia Government

Interest 100

Home office Armenia

Year 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

RESERVES REPORTED TO BE 3.4% OF CIS CU RESERVES. PRODUCTION REPORTED TO BE 1.6% OF CIS PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	4560000001

Bibliographic references

Commodity

MINING REPORT, P. 7 (APRIL 6-13, 1992).
Deposit

GEOEXPLORERS PROPERTY LIST 1992

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	07-MAR-97	Collins, Dan	U.S. Bureau of Mines