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Korpanskoe Iron Deposit

Producer in Russia with commodity Iron
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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. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182180
MAS/MILS ID 4520000424
Record type Site
Current site name Korpanskoe Iron Deposit
Alternate or previous names Kostomukshskoe Deposit., Associated With The

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 30.81966, 64.68171 (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
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 30.81966, 64.68171
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Exact Production Is Unknown

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 693000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 693000000mt ore
    Total resources 693000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 32.2 wt-pct Iron Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE TWO KARELIAN DEPOSITS, THE KOSTOMUKSHSKOE AND THE KORPANSKOE DEPOSITS, HAVE OVERALL RESERVES OF 1,435 MILLION METRIC TONS, WITH FORECASTED RESERVES OF 2,606 MILLION METRIC TONS AND 693 MILLION METRIC TONS AT THE KOSTOMUKSHSKOE AND THE KORPANSKOE DEPOSITS RESPECTIVELY. THESE TWO KARELIAN DEPOSITS HAVE AN AVERAGE IRON CONTENT OF 32.2 PERCENT. KARELIA PRODUCED 1.6 PERCENT OF IRON ORE IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION OR 2.6 PERCENT IN RUSSIA. BOTH DEPOSITS ARE DEVELOPED BY THE KOSTOMUKSHSKOE PLANT, WHICH PRODUCES AN AVERAGE 24 MILLION METRIC TONS OF ORE PER YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 12 (MAR. 5-12, 1993).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-MAR-95 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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