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Bayche-Bagh Mine, Central District, Mahneshan County, Zanjan Province, Irani
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Bayche-Bagh MineMine (Active)
Central DistrictDistrict
Mahneshan CountyCounty
Zanjan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 52' 15'' North , 47° 18' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.87104,47.31438
GRN:
N25E28
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Takāb51,541 (2014)55.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
25134
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25134:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Baycheh-Bagh deposit; Baycheh-Bagh mine; Baiche Bagh Mine; Baychebagh mine


A copper mine, near the town of Mahneshan.
The polymetallic hydrothermal veins of Baycheh-Bagh deposit in north-west Iran occur in quartz-carbonate veins which are hosted by Oligocene to Miocene volcanic (mainly andesite) and volcaniclastic (agglomerate, tuff) rocks unconformably overlying metamorphic basement rocks.

Comparable to typical five element veins but is special regarding its geological setting dominated by volcanic and volcano-sedimentary rocks of Cenozoic age and the presence of gold.

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Mineral List


34 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alloclasite
Formula: Co1-xFexAsS
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
References:
Mohsen Mohammadi
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Carbonate'
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Asadi, H.H., Hale, M. (2001) A predictive GIS model for mapping potential gold and base metal mineralization in Takab area, Iran. Computers & Geosciences, 27 (8) 901-912 doi:10.1016/s0098-3004(00)00130-8
Ghazban, Fereydoun; Parizanganeh, Abdolhossien; Zamani, Abbasali; Taghilou, Behzad (2015) Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Water and Sediments from the Ghalechay River, Baychebagh Copper Mine Area, Iran. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 24 (2). 172-190 doi:10.1080/15320383.2014.937391
Rezazadeh, Sayeh; Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza; Raith, Johann G.; Moayyed, Mohsen (2020) Mineral chemistry and phase relations of Co–Ni arsenides and sulfarsenides from the Baycheh-Bagh deposit, Zanjan province, Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 127. 103836 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103836
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
References:
Mohsen Mohammadi
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Asadi, H.H., Hale, M. (2001) A predictive GIS model for mapping potential gold and base metal mineralization in Takab area, Iran. Computers & Geosciences, 27 (8) 901-912 doi:10.1016/s0098-3004(00)00130-8
Ghazban, Fereydoun; Parizanganeh, Abdolhossien; Zamani, Abbasali; Taghilou, Behzad (2015) Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Water and Sediments from the Ghalechay River, Baychebagh Copper Mine Area, Iran. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 24 (2). 172-190 doi:10.1080/15320383.2014.937391
Rezazadeh, Sayeh; Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza; Raith, Johann G.; Moayyed, Mohsen (2020) Mineral chemistry and phase relations of Co–Ni arsenides and sulfarsenides from the Baycheh-Bagh deposit, Zanjan province, Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 127. 103836 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103836
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hörnesite
Formula: Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
References:
Mohsen Mohammadi
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Picropharmacolite
Formula: Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
References:
Mohsen Mohammadi
ⓘ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
References:
Mohsen Mohammadi
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Asadi, H.H., Hale, M. (2001) A predictive GIS model for mapping potential gold and base metal mineralization in Takab area, Iran. Computers & Geosciences, 27 (8) 901-912 doi:10.1016/s0098-3004(00)00130-8
Ghazban, Fereydoun; Parizanganeh, Abdolhossien; Zamani, Abbasali; Taghilou, Behzad (2015) Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Water and Sediments from the Ghalechay River, Baychebagh Copper Mine Area, Iran. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 24 (2). 172-190 doi:10.1080/15320383.2014.937391
Rezazadeh, Sayeh; Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza; Raith, Johann G.; Moayyed, Mohsen (2020) Mineral chemistry and phase relations of Co–Ni arsenides and sulfarsenides from the Baycheh-Bagh deposit, Zanjan province, Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 127. 103836 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103836
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Mohsen Mohammadi
Asadi, H.H., Hale, M. (2001) A predictive GIS model for mapping potential gold and base metal mineralization in Takab area, Iran. Computers & Geosciences, 27 (8) 901-912 doi:10.1016/s0098-3004(00)00130-8
Ghazban, Fereydoun; Parizanganeh, Abdolhossien; Zamani, Abbasali; Taghilou, Behzad (2015) Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Water and Sediments from the Ghalechay River, Baychebagh Copper Mine Area, Iran. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 24 (2). 172-190 doi:10.1080/15320383.2014.937391
Rezazadeh, Sayeh; Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza; Raith, Johann G.; Moayyed, Mohsen (2020) Mineral chemistry and phase relations of Co–Ni arsenides and sulfarsenides from the Baycheh-Bagh deposit, Zanjan province, Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 127. 103836 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103836
ⓘ Rammelsbergite
Formula: NiAs2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Asadi, H.H., Hale, M. (2001) A predictive GIS model for mapping potential gold and base metal mineralization in Takab area, Iran. Computers & Geosciences, 27 (8) 901-912 doi:10.1016/s0098-3004(00)00130-8
Ghazban, Fereydoun; Parizanganeh, Abdolhossien; Zamani, Abbasali; Taghilou, Behzad (2015) Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Water and Sediments from the Ghalechay River, Baychebagh Copper Mine Area, Iran. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 24 (2). 172-190 doi:10.1080/15320383.2014.937391
Rezazadeh, Sayeh; Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza; Raith, Johann G.; Moayyed, Mohsen (2020) Mineral chemistry and phase relations of Co–Ni arsenides and sulfarsenides from the Baycheh-Bagh deposit, Zanjan province, Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 127. 103836 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103836
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘAlloclasite2.EB.10bCo1-xFexAsS
ⓘRammelsbergite2.EB.15aNiAs2
ⓘSafflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘSkutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘPosnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘErythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘHörnesite8.CE.40Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘPicropharmacolite8.CH.15Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Carbonate'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Hⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Oⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Mgⓘ PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Coⓘ AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Coⓘ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Coⓘ SkutteruditeCoAs3
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
Niⓘ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asⓘ HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Asⓘ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
Asⓘ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Asⓘ SkutteruditeCoAs3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate
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References

Rocks & Minerals: 23:222; Bureau of Mines Mineral Trade Notes (Oct 1947).
Lotfi, M., Mehrdad, K. (2004) Mineralogy and ore genesis of Bayche-Bagh Five element (Ag-Ni-Co-As-Bi) vein deposit (NW Zanjan Iran). نشریه علوم زمین [Geosciences Journal], 12 (53). 40-55
Karimi, M., Lotfi, M. (2011) Geochemistry and tectonic setting of volcanic rocks in Bayche-Bagh Mine area (Zanjan). Journal of Geotechnical Geology (Applied Geology), 7 (3), 255-268. https://sid.ir/paper/127041/en
Ghazban, Fereydoun; Parizanganeh, Abdolhossien; Zamani, Abbasali; Taghilou, Behzad (2015) Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Water and Sediments from the Ghalechay River, Baychebagh Copper Mine Area, Iran. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 24 (2). 172-190 doi:10.1080/15320383.2014.937391
[1]Rezazadeh, Sayeh; Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza; Raith, Johann G.; Moayyed, Mohsen (2020) Mineral chemistry and phase relations of Co–Ni arsenides and sulfarsenides from the Baycheh-Bagh deposit, Zanjan province, Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 127. 103836 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103836
Rezazadeh, Sayeh; Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza; Raith, Johann G.; Moayyed, Mohsen (2021) Sulfosalts record evolution of Cu-Bi-Co-Ni-As mineralization at Baycheh-Bagh deposit, NW Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 139. 104465 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104465
Rezazadeh, Sayeh; Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza; Raith, Johann G.; Moayyed, Mohsen (2025) Ore forming processes in the multi–stage polymetallic Baycheh-Bagh deposit, NW Iran: Insights from mineralogy, fluid inclusions and stable isotopes. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 277. p.107818. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2025.107818
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