Located ca. 17 km NNW from Amadiya. The largest base metal deposit within the Northern Thrust Zone. Limestones, dolomites, mudstones, and siltstones. Massive pyrite body with nests with other sulphides. Galena is enriched in Sb; sphalerite is relatively rich in Cd and Ge.

The area is built of Middle and Late Triassic limestones and dolomites thrusted over dolomites, mudstones and siltstones of Miocene and Eocene ages. The Triassic rocks represent the high mountains and cliffs in the area, whereas the Tertiary rocks, which are usually softer, represent the lower plains and valleys. The emplacement of the predominantly oxidized ore in Serguza extends in an area of about 3 Km². The main part of the sulfide ore body is situated at the tectonic contact between the Tertiary and Triassic rock units. Three ore bodies were recognized; western, northern and southeastern. The western ore body extends partly along the Triassic – Miocene tectonic contact for about 130 m, the ore-bearing horizon is (5 – 10) m thick, 350 m long and 200 m wide, dipping (10 – 20)° N. The northern ore body is highly oxidized, extends for about 200 m in outcrop, 150 m wide and about 5 m in thickness. The southern ore body can be traced in outcrops for about 300 m and is about 60 m wide with average thickness of 6.3 m. The C1 reserves were estimated by 1971000 tons of ore containing metal reserves 42968 tons of Zn and 36069 tons of Pb. The C2 reserves were estimated as 37000 tons Zn and 31000 tons Pb.

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