Nikopol Basin

Producer in Ukraine with commodities Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118427
MAS/MILS ID 4540000026
Record type Site
Current site name Nikopol Basin
Alternate or previous names Nikopol' Basin, Ordzhonikikze, Marganets

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.41851, 47.56508 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ukraine(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Ukraine

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.41851, 47.56508

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Nikopol Basin

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ukraine Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Ukraine
    Year 1997
  • Type Operator
    Owner Protman Co.
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Demonstrated 51000000mt ore
    Total resources 51000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 26 wt-pct Manganese Major 1966
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Demonstrated 36000mt ore
    Total resources 36000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 20 wt-pct Manganese Major 1966
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Measured 78100000mt ore
    Indicated 522200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 600300000mt ore
    Inferred 522200000mt ore
    Total resources 1122500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 28 wt-pct Silica Trace 0
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.166 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 0
    Manganese Mn 33 wt-pct Manganese Major 0
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Measured 7000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 7000000mt ore
    Total resources 7000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 0 wt-pct Manganese Major 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    VARENTSOR, I. M., THE NIKOPOL FORMATION (ORTHOQUARTZITE-

  • Reserve-Resource

    GLAUCONITE-CLAY), SEDIMENTARY MANGANESE ORE. AMSTERDAM,

  • Reserve-Resource

    ELSEVIER, 1964, PP. 6, 9-10, 14-15.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ARGALL, G. O., 35.0 TO 1.0 STRIPPING RATIO FOR SOVIET

  • Reserve-Resource

    MANGANESE, WORLD MINING, 1967, PP. 16-19.

  • Reserve-Resource

    1997 COMMODITY SPEC. DATA; AS OF 1995.

  • Deposit

    SHABAD, T. BASIC INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES OF THE USSR. COLUMBIA

  • Deposit

    UNIV. PRESS, 1969, P. 189-192

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE USSR. BUMINES MYB. 1971, P. 21.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE USSR. BUMINES MYB. 1972, P. 26.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE USSR. BUMINES MYB. 1973, PP. 25-26.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1971, P. 430.

  • Deposit

    MIMING ANNUAL REVIEW 1975, P. 502.

  • Deposit

    SOVIET GEOGRAPHY, VOL. 10, 1969, P. 211.

  • Deposit

    SOVIET GEOGRAPHY, VOL. 14, 1973, P. 209.

  • Deposit

    SOVIET GEOGRAPHY, VOL. 15, 1974, P. 378.

  • Deposit

    SOVIET GEOGRAPHY, VOL. 16, 1975, P. 331.

  • Deposit

    ALEXANDROV,E.A. PROBLEMS OF GENESIS OF SEDIMENTARY MANGANESE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS. PHD DISSERTATION, COLUMBIA UNIV. NEW YORK. 1965,

  • Deposit

    1965, PP. 3, 6, 7, 20.

  • Deposit

    STRISHKOV, V.V. AND R.M. LEVINE. THE MANGANESE INDUSTRY OF

  • Deposit

    THE U.S.S.R. BUMINES MINERAL ISSUES. SEPT. 1987, 39 PP.

  • Deposit

    ALEXANDROV, E.A. OUTLOOK FOR SOVIET MANGANESE ORE THROUGH

  • Deposit

    1990. PREPARED FOR BUMINES DIV. OF ANALYTIC STUDIES.

  • Deposit

    APR. 15, 1981, PP. 9-11.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK, THE MINERAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY OF THE USSR, 1971, P26.

  • Deposit

    GRYAZNOV, V. I., GENISIS OF MANGANESE ORES OF THE NIKOPOL

  • Deposit

    BASIN AND PREDICTION OF MARINE SEDIMENTARY MANGANESE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, SAPOZHNIKOV, D. G., ED, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    THE SOVIET UNION, ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR,

  • Deposit

    INSTIITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS, PETROGRAPHY,

  • Deposit

    MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY, 1970, PP. 146-159.

  • Deposit

    IRON AND STEEL WORKS OF THE USSR, METAL BULLETIN BOOKS LTD,

  • Deposit

    1992, P5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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