Vyatka-Kama

Producer in Russia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134228
MAS/MILS ID 4520000526
Record type Site
Current site name Vyatka-Kama
Alternate or previous names Verkhnekamsk

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 49.63519, 58.63133 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Glauconite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 49.63519, 58.63133

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 20M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 MANTLELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 20
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Date of Last Modification 950111

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1923
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1927
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Kirov Oblast

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992
    First year 1987
    Last year 1987

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Demonstrated 865000000mt ore
    Total resources 865000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 24.5 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1987

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Capacity 28615
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 325
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FOURTH ED., 1980

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD, FIFTH ED., 1987, PAGE 233.

  • Deposit

    E &MJ, APRIL 1980.

  • Deposit

    E &MJ, DECEMBER 1980, P. 13.

  • Deposit

    OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES, U.S.S.R., VOL. III, K, PP289, 390,

  • Deposit

    AND 745, UNITED STATES BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.