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Starichne-Log

Past Producer in Russia with commodity Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038256
MRDS ID M045570
Record type Site
Current site name Starichne-Log

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 60.39777, 56.04595 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • RUSSIAN SFSR, KOLA PENINSULA
  • VALLEYS RUNNING INTO KROUTOYARKA RIVER WHICH RUNS INTO OMOUTNAIA RIVER ; RUSSIAN SFSR, URALS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT POOR IN PT METALS RELATIVE TO NORIL'SK AND URALS.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Colluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) 60.39777, 56.04595
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.42M
    Length 320.04M
    Width 42.67M
    Depth to top 3.75M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • River Cuts Dunite And Pyroxenite

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SEE DUPARC'S MAP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1910

Mining district

District name Omoutnaia Area

Comments on the production information

  • BATEMAN'S TEXTBOOK GIVES 1.6% NI AND 1.3% CU OF ABOUT 4 MILLION TONS ORE; HAAPALA (1969): HIGHER VALUES IN CENTERS OF DISSEMINATED BODIES, NI:CU APPROX 2:1, PHYLLITE CU= OR GREATER THAN NI; VEINS ERRATICALLY HIGH NI OR CU

Comments on the workings information

  • 16 ORE DEPOSITS IN ARC SHAPE OVER 30 KM STRIKE LENGTH
  • MEASURED DRAINAGE WITH PT-BEARING ALLUVIUM ABOUT 6200 FT.

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPED 1941

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUPARC AND TIKONOWITCH, 1920, LE PLATINE..., L'OURAL..., P. 345

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RELATED TO VOLCANIC ACTIVITY. HAAPALA (1969) GIVES MAP OF DISTRICT AND DETAILS OF KAULA (KAULATUNTURI DEPOSIT)
Deposit Discovery Year: 1920'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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