Mine detail: Inder

Previously called 'Inderborskiy Mine'

<< Back to the map

<< Back to browsing

Location: Kazakhstan, Asia
Lat / long: 48.54811, 51.80143
dep_id: 10055357
mrds_id: RL10022
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Boron-Borates
Minor mineral: Potassium
Trace mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Clay
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Anhydrite, Colemanite, Inyoite, Sylvite, Ulexite
gangue: Clay, Gypsum
orebody_fm: SALT DOME
conc_proc: Evaporation
ore_ctrl: Borates Occur Near Fractures At The Top Of The Salt Dome; Borates Replace Salts And Red Clays.
Reporter: Langford, R.P., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Evaporite
Structure: Salt Dome
tectonic: Caspian Depression
disc_yr: 1935
References:
  • Deposit:: HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS-GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION, METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.
  • Deposit:: 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.
  • Deposit:: LYDAY, P.A., 1992, BORON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT, P. 1-11.
  • Deposit:: LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.
  • Deposit:: ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.
  • Production:: HARBEN AND DICKSON, 1985; LYDAY, 1991.
  • Reserve-Resource:: LYDAY, 1992; KISTLER AND SMITH, 1983; ROSKILL, 1993.
© 2010-2018 Lee C. Baker unless noted. All rights reserved.