Aleksandrovskii Log Area

Past Producer in Russia with commodities Platinum, Osmium, Iridium, PGE, Rhodium, Nickel, Copper, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038622
MRDS ID M046024
Record type Site
Current site name Aleksandrovskii Log Area
Alternate or previous names No. 6-11

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 59.7959, 57.62011 (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
Osmium Secondary
Iridium Critical Secondary
PGE Critical Secondary
Rhodium Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Analytical data

Result PLATINUM METALS, WT. PERCENT FOR SAMPLES 19, 20, 26, 47, 69, 76, 87, 115 RESPECTIVELY: PT - 75.80, 74.26, 73.27, 74.64, 55.75, 69.42, 68.55, 74.29; PD - 0.12, trace, 0.18, 0.05, 0.15, 0.11, 0.10, trace; RH - 0.60, 1.00, 0.43, 0.74, 0.36, 0.74, 0.98, 0.55; IR - 3.80, 1.56, 4.08, 1.80, 1.08, 4.07, 6.19, 4.85; OSIR - 3.60, 5.02, 2.76, 2.42, 15.00, 9.43, 8.20, 4.64; CU - 2.92, 5.30, 5.10, 4.05, 11.43, 3.45, 3.48, 4.78; NI - 0.80, 1.01, 1.05, 3.70, 1.45, 0.40, 0.27, 0.95; FE - 11.74, 11.60, 12.60, 12.53, 14.97, 11.78, 12.06, 12.25; TOTAL - 99.38, 99.75, 99.47, 99.93, 100.19, 99.40, 99.83, 99.6;

Nearby scientific data

(1) 59.7959, 57.62011

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SCHLIEREN, POCKETS
    Plunge direction E

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: DUNITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nishny-Tagil

Comments on the workings information

  • OVER 60 SPOTS OF PLATINUM IN DEPOSIT, MOSTLY CONCENTRATED IN AREA OF 30,000. SQ M. STRETCH TOWARDS CENTER OF DUNITE MASSIF.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZAVARITSKY, A.N., 1928, PRIMARY PLATINUM DEPOSITS OF URALS, P. 19 (IN RUSSIAN)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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