Mine detail: Mehdiabad Zn - Pb

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Location

Lat / long:

31.51552, 54.96771

Resource(B)

Primary:	Zinc, Lead
Secondary:	Copper, Silver, Barium-Barite
Ore:	Barite, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Siderite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR, IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1950

Geology

Host rock:	Limestone, Shale, Dolomite
Host type:	Limestone,Dolomite
Structure:	Major Fault Cuts Off The Deposit On The Sw.

References

MRDS	W018890
DEP	10073080
Reference	{Deposit:: WRIGHT, W. S., 1965, LEAD AND ZINC IN IRAN; P. 129 - 145}{Deposit:: BURNOL, L., 1968, CONTRIBUTION A L ETUDE DES GISEMENTS DE PLOMB ET DE ZINC DE L IRAN; GEOL. SURV. IRAN, REPT. 11, P. 56 - 60}{Deposit:: 1964 DIREXPL AID - 5 HOLE}{Production:: WRIGHT, W. S., 1965, LEAD AND ZINC IN IRAN P. 129}{Reserve-Resource:: WRIGHT, W. S., 1965, LEAD AND ZINC IN IRAN, P. 129}
Reporter	Schruben, Paul G.