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Shalkiya deposit, Zhanakorgan District, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstani
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Shalkiya depositMine
Zhanakorgan DistrictDistrict
Kyzylorda RegionRegion
KazakhstanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 1' 20'' North , 67° 24' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.02233,67.41516
GeoHash:
G#: trzfqn40x
GRN:
N30E35
Type:
Mine
Kรถppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shalqฤซya3,822 (2012)1.5km
Yanykurgan21,339 (2015)18.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
445185
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:445185:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The volume of ore reserves is 104 million tons of lead-zinc ore (3.4 million tons of zinc metal in ore, 0.9 million tons of lead metal in ore).

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
โ“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
โ“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ 'Clay minerals'
โ“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
โ“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ 'Hydrogoethite'
Formula: 3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
โ“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
โ“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
โ“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
โ“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
โ“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
โ“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
โ“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
โ“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-
โ“˜'Clay minerals'-
โ“˜'Feldspar Group'-
โ“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
โ“˜'Hydrogoethite'-3Fe2O3 ยท 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hโ“˜ Hydrogoethite3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oโ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oโ“˜ Hydrogoethite3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naโ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caโ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feโ“˜ Hydrogoethite3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Yushina, TI, Yergeshev, AR, Dumov, AM, Makavetskas, R (2022) Study of the material composition of lead-zinc ore of the Shalkiya deposit in order to determine the possibility of its processing. Non-ferrous Metals, 53 (2) 8-14
Shevko, Viktor, Makhanbetova, Baktygul, Aitkulov, Dosmurat, Badikova, Alexandra, Amanov, Daniel (2024) Thermodynamic and Experimental Substantiation of Comprehensive Processing of Zinc Sulfide Ore and Its Concentration Tailings to Extract Non-Ferrous Metals and Produce a Silicon Ferroalloy. Minerals, 14 (8) doi:10.3390/min14080819
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