Sukharikhiiskii

Occurrence in Russia with commodities Copper, PGE, Silver, Germanium, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039170
MRDS ID M046723
Record type Site
Current site name Sukharikhiiskii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 87.42897, 67.99779 (WGS84)
Relative position 250 KM SOUTH OF TOWN OF NORIL'SK, NEAR TOWN OF IGARKA, ON YENESEI RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE ; RUSSIAN SFSR, KRASNOYARSKII KRAI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
PGE Critical Secondary
Silver Tertiary
Germanium Critical Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MANY SMALL DEVELOPMENTS OF CHALCOCITE-BORNITE ORE, WITH CU UP TO 40%, LOCAL INCREASES OF SULFUR, COPPER, CLARK, PLATINOIDS, AND TRACES OF SILVER AND GERMANIUM

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) 87.42897, 67.99779

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Crosscutting Deep Fracture Zones

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Near Se Extension Of Noril'Sk-Talnakh Deep Fracture On Edge Of The Se Noril'Sk Nickel-Bearing Field.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Noril'Sk District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    URVANTSEV, N.N., KAVARDIN, G.I., ET AL., 1973, PROSPECTS FOR BROADENING THE MINERAL-RESOURCE BASE OF COPPER-NICKEL ORES IN THE NORTH KRASNOYARSKII KRAI, IN: SEVERO-SIBIRSKII NIKELENOSNYI REGION I EGO PROMYSHLENNYE PERSPECTIVY; SBORNIK STATEI, LENINGRAD, NIIGA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1977 Till, Alison B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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