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Buribai Copper-Zinc Mining Complex

Producer in Russia with commodities Copper, Zinc
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  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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158011
MAS/MILS ID 4520000254
Record type Site
Current site name Buribai Copper-Zinc Mining Complex
Alternate or previous names Buribai Enterprise, Buribai Copper-Zinc Complex, Buribai Concentrator

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 58.00134, 51.99798 (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
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 58.00134, 51.99798
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1936

Mining district

District name Buribai

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Buribai Mining Operation
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production @ 15.0% Cu 29000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 29000mt 15wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Milled @ 3.4% Cu; 1.0% Zn 145000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADIT DATA FROM 1997 COMMODITY SPECL,. DATA AS OF 1995. ADIT CAP IS MADE UP NUMBER TO REACH THE CORRECT ADIT CCUPTS # WHICH ARE FOR COPPER; CONTAINED IN CONS AND FOR ZINC CONTAINED IN THE ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

    LEAD, AND ZINC INDUSTRIES OF THE FORMER USSR, VOL. 2,

  • Deposit

    PP. 199-200 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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