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Kyuchus Au-Hg deposit, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russiai
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Kyuchus Au-Hg depositDeposit
Verkhoyansk DistrictDistrict
SakhaRepublic
RussiaCountry

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Kyuchus - portal of upper (+80 metre) level

Kyuchus Au-Hg deposit, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia
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Examining a cross-cut in the upper adit.

Kyuchus Au-Hg deposit, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia
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Frozen reindeer carcasses in the upper adit

Kyuchus Au-Hg deposit, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia
09772010017360849598786.jpg
Kyuchus - portal of upper (+80 metre) level

Kyuchus Au-Hg deposit, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia
05050450017360849607011.jpg
Examining a cross-cut in the upper adit.

Kyuchus Au-Hg deposit, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia
02875340017361138031502.jpg
Frozen reindeer carcasses in the upper adit

Kyuchus Au-Hg deposit, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia
09772010017360849598786.jpg
Kyuchus - portal of upper (+80 metre) level

Kyuchus Au-Hg deposit, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia
05050450017360849607011.jpg
Examining a cross-cut in the upper adit.

Kyuchus Au-Hg deposit, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
69° 45' 19'' North , 134° 57' 55'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
69.75528,134.96528
GeoHash:
G#: yuruz4w9y
GRN:
N47E36
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Dfd : Extremely cold subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
251662
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251662:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Якутия, республика Саха


Comment by Giles Peatfield*:
The Kyuchus deposit is located on a small western tributary of the Yana River, about 235 kilometres north of the regional centre of Batagay (or Batagai), and 36 kilometres south-west of the small airport at Ust’-Kuiga.

The attached photos were taken by Giles Peatfield during a field examination trip in August and September 1993. They are added for purely historical interest. Remember that these were taken over 30 years ago – there may have been some changes.

Giles Peatfield
BASc . (Geological Engineering) University of British Columbia 1966.
PhD Queen's University at Kingston 1978.
Worked for Texas Gulf Sulphur / Texasgulf Inc. / Kidd Creek Mines - 1966 to 1985.
Consultant 1985 to 2016

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aktashite
Formula: Cu6Hg3As4S12
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ 'Gold Amalgam'
ⓘ Native Arsenic
Formula: As
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
ⓘ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Mercury1.AD.05Hg
ⓘNative Arsenic1.CA.05As
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘOrpiment2.FA.30As2S3
ⓘAktashite2.GA.30Cu6Hg3As4S12
Unclassified
ⓘ'Gold Amalgam'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ AktashiteCu6Hg3As4S12
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AktashiteCu6Hg3As4S12
AsArsenic
Asⓘ AktashiteCu6Hg3As4S12
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ Native ArsenicAs
Asⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ AktashiteCu6Hg3As4S12
Hgⓘ Native MercuryHg

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References

Bryzgalov, I. A., Shcherbachev, D. K., & Konyshev, V. O. (1999). Aktashite in Ores from the Kyuchus Gold-Mercury Deposit, Northeastern Yakutia. Doklady earth sciences 365, 272-275.
Seltmann, R., Soloviev, S., Shatov, V., Pirajno, F., Naumov, E., Cherkasov, S. (2010) Metallogeny of Siberia: tectonic, geologic and metallogenic settings of selected significant deposits. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 57 (6). 655-706 doi:10.1080/08120099.2010.505277
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