Mine detail: Ashin

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Location: Esfahan, Iran, Asia
Lat / long: 33.33207, 53.73442
dep_id: 10055356
mrds_id: RL10021
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Boron-Borates
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Ulexite
model: 260: Lacustrine borates
conc_proc: Evaporation
ore_ctrl: Thermal Springs?
Reporter: Langford, R.P.
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Evaporite
Structure: Crustal Fault
tectonic: Internal Drainage Basin
References:
  • Deposit:: LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.
  • Deposit:: LYDAY, P.A., 1992, BORON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT, P. 1-11.
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