Rare-Metal Mineralization in Salt Lakes and the Linkage with Composition of Granites: Evidence from Burabay Rock Mass (Eastern Kazakhstan)
Amralinova B. Agaliyeva B. Lozynskyi V. Frolova O. Rysbekov K. Mataibaeva I. Mizernaya M.
April 2023MDPI
Water (Switzerland)
2023#15Issue 7
This paper represents the results of a study of the chemical composition of salt lakes within the Burabay rock mass in eastern Kazakhstan. We sampled water and bottom deposits, geochemically analyzed the composition of the salt lakes, and performed aerial photography of the lakes to geometrize them. We studied the linkage between the rare-metal mineralization of granites of the Burabay rock mass and the salt lakes within the territory. Based on the obtained data, we identified the prospects of the survey area for rare metals. The surveys included 15 water samples and 15 bottom-deposit samples. To identify the source of salt in the lake water and deposits, the chemical composition of Burabay rocks was analyzed and seven samples of coarse-grained and porphyritic granites were selected. It was established that the water and bottom deposits accumulated elevated concentrations of valuable components (i.e., Sr, Rb, and U); this fact may be considered as an argument for conducting special surveys of small lakes in the region. The results obtained can be used for conducting further explorations and mining operations in the survey area in order to revive the rare-metal industry in the region, which will allow the development of new high-tech production and the creation of new jobs in this sphere.
Kazakhstan , mineral deposit , rare metals , rock mass , salt lakes , the Great Altai , water
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Institute of Project Management, Satbayev University, Almaty, 50013, Kazakhstan
School of Earth Sciences, D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University, Ust-Kamenogorsk, 70004, Kazakhstan
Department of Mining Engineering and Education, Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, 49005, Ukraine
Mining and Metallurgical Institute named after O.A. Baikonurov, Satbayev University, Almaty, 50013, Kazakhstan
Institute of Project Management
School of Earth Sciences
Department of Mining Engineering and Education
Mining and Metallurgical Institute named after O.A. Baikonurov
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