(Facility) Orsk Smelter

Plant in Russia with commodity Nickel, Smelter
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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158230
MAS/MILS ID 4520007019
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Orsk Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 58.58459, 51.26467 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel, Smelter Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) w

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Ni Production 30000 Mt Contained Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 30000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Ni Production 26500 Mt Contained Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 26500mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Ni Production 22000 Mt Contained Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 22000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Ni Capacity 40000 Mt Contained Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 40000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Ni Production 5000 Mt Contained Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 5000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLANT REPORTED REDUCED PRODUCTION TO REFLECT REDUCED SUPPLY FROM CUBA, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 50% OF FEED. REMAINING FEED FROM DOMESTIC LOW GRADE ORES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    METALS WEEK, P. 5 (SEPT. 27, 1993).

  • Production

    *NICKEL QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE, JAN. 1994, CRU INT'L LTD.,

  • Production

    P. 49.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL. THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL. 1991.

  • Deposit

    METALS PRICE REPORT. AUG. 14, 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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