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(Facility) Electrozinc Zinc Smelter

Plant in Russia with commodity Zinc, Refiner
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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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158115
MAS/MILS ID 4520007022
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Electrozinc Zinc Smelter
Alternate or previous names Ordzhonikidze, Ordzhonikidze Zinc Plant, Vladikavkaz

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 44.68477, 43.06506 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO PLANT BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-4.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 44.68477, 43.06506
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1934
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Electrozinc
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • 1992 PRODUCTION WAS REPORTED TO BE 61,000 MT OF ZINC SLAB AND 6400 MT OF REFINED LEAD. PRODUCTION IN 1993 DOWN 15%.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 100 wt-pct Zinc 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE PLANT IS AN ELECTROLYTIC ZINC PLANT PRODUCING 180,000 MTPY.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED GRADE OF CONC. AVERAGES 49.1% IN 1990. FEED SOURCES IN 1990 WERE: TZENTRALNAYA (43.1%), UCHALI (16.4%), MIZUR (7.5%), KVAISI (3.7%), ZIRYANOVSK (3%), FIAGDON (0.6%), AND IMPORTS VIA TUAPSE (25.7%).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    CRU METALS REVIEW. 1Q1994.

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL. ECONOMICS OF ZINC. 1990.

  • Deposit

    WORLD BANK. A STUDY OF THE SOVIET ECONOMY. FEB. 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CAPACITY WAS 180000 MTPY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JAN-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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