The Tsagaan Suvarga mine (Mongolian: цагаан суварга, white stupa) is a copper ore deposit and mine in development located in the Mandakh sum of Dornogovi aimag in the south of Mongolia.
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Tsagaan Suvarga mine | |
| Location | Mandakh sum |
| Aimag | Dornogovi |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Coordinates | 43°51′40″N 108°20′10″E / 43.86111°N 108.33611°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| Owner | |
| Company | Mongolyn Alt Corporation |
The deposit is estimated at reserves of 240.1 million tonnes of ore grading 0.53% copper.[1] It is included in the Mongolian governments list of strategic important deposits.[2]
The geology consists of quartz veins, including chalcopyrite and molybdenite, within the Late Devonian Tsagaan-Suavarga granosyenite and granodiorite porphyry. All of which is overlain by Carboniferous volcanic and sedimentary rock.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Mineral deposits of Northern Asia". docstoc.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ "Government of Mongolia resolved to register 7 mine deposits into the list of strategic importance". infomongolia.com. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ^ Badarch, Gombosuren; Dejidmaa, Gunchin; Gerel, Ochir; Obolenskiy, Alexander; Prokopiev, Andrei; Timofeev, Vladimir; Nokleberg, Warren (2010). "Chapter 6 Devonian through Early Carboniferous (Mississippian) Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia, Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1765" (PDF). USGS Publications. USGS. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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