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Afrikanda Deposit

Producer in Russia with commodities Titanium, Metal, Iron, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024844
MRDS ID ISM0596
Record type Site
Current site name Afrikanda Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 32.66989, 67.24843 (WGS84)
Relative position OREBODY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN NE FLORIDA, APPROX 64KM SW OF JACKSONVILLE, 72KM INLAND WITH MAX ELEVATION OF 78M ASL. INCLUDES TWO DU PONT OPERATIONS, ONE NEAR STARKE IN THE SOUTH, AND THE OTHER AT LAWLEY IN THE NORTH, AS WELL AS NL HOLDINGS NORTH OF HIGHLAND.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ZIRCONIUM

Nearby scientific data

(1) 32.66989, 67.24843
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • WEASTHERING; PLEISTOCENE TO RECENT; ALTERED ILMN + LCXN + RUTL + ZRCN + KYN + SLMN + STRL (+QRTZ)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Year of last production 1985

Mining district

District name Kola Peninsula

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Soviet Government

Comments on the production information

  • ZRCN ABOUT 70000T/YEAR THE ANCIENT BEACH DEPOSIT IS COMPOSED OF WELL SORTED AND CROSS BEDDED SAND IMPREGNATED WITH HUMATE. IT IS 30 KM LONG, 2 KM WIDE AND RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM 8 TO 20 M. AVERAGE GRADE IS 2.5% TO 3% HEAVY MINERALS. HM SUITE CONTAINS: 60% ILMN + LCXN, 19% RUTL, 15% ZRCN, AND MINOR OTHERS.PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO 2010COMPANY PROPRIETARY. MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 77 000 TPA ZRCN COMPANY PROPRIETARY.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • APPROXIMATELY 0.4125% ZRCN IN ORE. CALCULATED FROM GEOLOGY COMMENTS (G13). APPROXIMATELY 0.4125% ZRCN IN ORE. CALCULATED USING GEOLOGY COMMENTS (G13).

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(YES); ASSESSMENT(NL PORTION OF DEPOSIT COULD LENGTHN LIFE OR AUGMENT PRODUCTION OF THIS DEPOSIT. BUT NL HAS NO DEVELOPMENT PLANS.); UP TO APPROXIMATELY 77 000 TPA ZIRCON PRODUCED. SOME BY-PRODUCTS (ZIRCON, STAUROLITE) ARE SOLD IN IMPURE FORM UNDER DUPONT TRADE NAMES. MUCH JET DRILLING BY DUPONT OVER ENTIRE COASTAL PLAIN AS RECENTLY AS 1980.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Area: ON THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE IMANDRA, APPROX. 180 KM SOUTH OF MURMANSK."MAGMATIC, STRATIFORM, ALKALIC, DISSEMINATED"
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). PLACER (DREDGING) 12.00 CM NONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1985 Gray, Jonathan M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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