Angouran Mine (Anguran Mine), Sheykhlar, Zanjan Province, Iran

Smithsonite
Angouran Mine, Sheykhlar, Zanjan Province, Iran

Photo: Maziar Nazari

Latitude: 36°37'29"N
Longitude: 47°24'20"E

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VMS type deposit, located about 300 km NW of Teheran, and 120 km W of Zenjan. The deposit is worked from an open pit (the largest one in Iran). One of the major zinc producers in Iran. The main ore is smithsonite.

The fine-grained sulfide ore is massive, replacive and often brecciated.

References

- Maria Boni, H. Albert Gilg, Giuseppina Balassone, Jens Schneider, Cameron R. Allen und Farid Moore (1966): Hypogene Zn carbonate ores in the Angouran deposit, NW Iran. Mineralium Deposita 42, 799-820.
- Pazouki, A., and Yeganeh, B.Y. (2000): Recovery of lead-zinc from Angouran Mine Iran. Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science 42(4), 221-226.
- Daliran, F.; Borg, G. (2003): A preliminary appraisal of the non-sulphide zinc deposit of Angouran, North-West Iran. In: Mineral exploration and sustainable development. Millpress, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 65-68.
- Gilg, H. A., Boni, M., Balassone, G., Allen, C. R., Moore, F. (2003)The 3-stage evolution of the Angouran Zn "oxide"-sulfide deposit, Iran. In: Mineral exploration and sustainable development. Millpress, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 77-80.
- Gilg, H. A., Boni, M., Balassone, G., Allen, C. R., Banks, D., Moore, F. (2006): Marble-hosted sulfide ores in the Angouran Zn-(Pb-Ag) deposit, NW Iran: interaction of sedimentary brines with a metamorphic core complex. Mineralium Deposita 41, 1-16.
- Boni, M. et al. (2007): Hypogene Zn carbonate ores in the Angouran deposit, NW Iran. Mineralium Deposita 42, 799-820.

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