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Verkh-Kossinsky Priisk

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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  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 10038364
MRDS ID M045705
Record type Site
Current site name Verkh-Kossinsky Priisk
Alternate or previous names On the Iss

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 59.48402, 58.79679 (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, URALS
  • SUMMARY FOR WHOLE RIVER ; RUSSIAN SFSR, URALS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result CONCENTRATE: OS=9.42, PT=76.80, IR=3.83, RH=0.45, PD=0.30, CU=IR, FE=7.50 (DUPARC AND TIKONOWITCH, P. 241, XXX1X), NON-MAGNETIC

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 59.48402, 58.79679
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 999.74M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TYPICAL SECTION IS PEAT, TURF, HUMUS: 7 INCHES TO 5.8 FEET; YELLOWISH CLAY, BECOMING BLUISH WITH DEPTH, PLASTIC : 3.5 TO 4.7 FEET; SAND AND GRAVEL: 7 INCHES TO 7 FEET; PLATINUM BEARING SAND: 2.3 FEET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Svetlii Bor

Comments on the production information

  • 1= 182,000 X 1600 X 2.79 CU FT X 0.112 TOZ/CY. ISS RIVER PRODUCED 5/6 OF PLATINUM FROM URALS UP TO 1908 = 69.017 ST. {PRODUCTION BY YEAR, TOZ X .0001 {1839-1840 0.0446-0.6498 {1872-1877 1.2565 {1878 2.2966 {1879 1.0028 {1880 4.7658 {1881 4.5937 {1882 5.3515 {1883-1892 3.6181-7.7347 {1893 9.6629 {1894 9.7279 {1895 8.6447 {1896 10.3979 {1897 11.5263 {1898 11.5263 {1899 11.4396 {1900 9.0977 {1901 12.0504 {1902 12.8041 {1903 12.1546 {1904 9.5331 {1905 10.0528 {1906 11.4397 {1907 10.7463 {1908 9.0347 {{ TOTAL ISS RIVER DISTRICT,1839-1908 = 201.299 X 100000 TOZ.

Comments on the workings information

  • MEASURED FROM MAP
  • AVERAGE VALUES GIVEN ABOVE; WIDTH = 200-3500 FEET, THICKNESS 0.5 - 5.8 FEET

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUPARC AND TIKONOWITCH, 1920, LE PLATINE..., P. 367

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS THIN.
Deposit MERTIE'S (1969) CONVERSIONS MAY BE INACCURATE.
Deposit NAMES USED ON ISS FROM WEST TO EAST INCLUDES CLAIMS AND AREAS: B. PROSTOKISCHENKA TO BEZIMIANNI - LOG, VERKH - KOSSINSKY PRIISK, PETROPAWLOWSKY LAVERIE, KOSSINSKY LAVERIE, SREDNY - ISSOWSKOI LAVERIE, NIJNE - ISSOWSKOI LAVERIE, ALEXANDROWSKY LAVERIE, ELISABETHINSKY - PRIISK, ARTELNY LAVERIE, VOSNESSENSKY - PRIISK, CHERUBINSKY - PRIISK, CHESTLEV11 - PRIISK, ISSAKIEWSKY - PRIISK, ARSEN - WITALEWSKY PRIISK, TSCHASLIWY LAVERIE, POBIE DONOSNY LAVERIE, KRESTOWOZWIDJENSKY LAVERIE, JOURKINE LAVERIE, KHEROUWIMOWSKY LAVERIE, TROITSKY - PRIISK, POKROWSKY - PRIISK, ANNA - JOSIPHOWSKY PRIISK, TRUDY - PRIISK, NADEJDINSKY - PRIISK, JOURIEWSKY LAVERIE, ALEXANDRINSKY - PRIISK, JOURIEWSKY - PRIISK, STARICHNE - PRIISK, BOGOIAWLENSKY - PRIISK, EKATERINEBURSKY - PRIISK AND LAVERIE, KONIOUKOWSKY - PRIISK, JOURAWLIK LAVERIE, MARIINSKY - PRIISK, BLAGONADEJNY PRIISK, BOKOWOI PRIISK, IDEAPRIISK, ELISABETHINSKY - PRIISK, GLOUBOKI LAVERIE, VOSKRESSENSKY PRIISK AND LAVERIE, NIKOLAEWSKY - PRIISK, NIKOLAI -
Deposit PHOKIEWSKY PRIISK, ARKHANGELSKY PRIISK, MALOMALSKY LAVERIE; OTHER MINES: NEOJIDANNY, AMERIKA, BOURANE, VOZ VIDJENSKY, TSCHASTEI OSTROW, TALISMAN.

Reporter information

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

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