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Bolshaya Sosnovka

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. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038595
MRDS ID M045987
Record type Site
Current site name Bolshaya Sosnovka

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 58.96158, 59.52929 (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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 58.96158, 59.52929
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.88M
    Length 4642.1M
    Width 176.78M
    Depth to top 1.58M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Metals Found 20-30 Cm Into Bedrock Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1897

Mining district

District name Koswinsky District

Production statistics

  • Year 1920
    Material PT
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.022 To 0.13 Toz/Cy

Comments on the production information

  • AVERAGES = 0.0918 TOZ/CY, MAX. GRADE = 0.324 TOZ/CY, NUGGETS UP TO 2-SGM YEARLY PRODUCTION, BOLSHAYA AND MALAYA SOSNOWKA, IN TOZ X .0001: {1903-1904 0.3967 {1904-1905 0.3217 {1905-1906 0.3520 {1906-1907 0.3112 {1907-1908 0.2902 {1908-1909 0.0985 {1909-1910 0.1852 {1910-1911 0.1537 {1911-1912 0.1470 {1912-1913 0.1379 {1913-1914 0.1315 {1914-1915 0.0644 { TOTAL PRODUCTION, 1903-1915 = 2.59 X 100,000 TOZ.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUPARC AND TIKONOWITCH, 1920, LE PLATINE..., P. 410-411

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Till, Alison B. U.S. Geological Survey

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