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Turjin Mine

Producer in Russia with commodities Copper, Iron
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182237
MAS/MILS ID 4520000245
Record type Site
Current site name Turjin Mine
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 60.0015, 58.41459 (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
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 60.0015, 58.41459
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Date of Last Modification 930108

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1758

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 Krasnouralsk Copper Smelting Enterprise
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 0.9% Copper 345000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • THE MINE STARTED PRODUCTION IN 1758. THE MOST RECENT PROGRAM OF EXPANSION AND MODERNISATION WAS COMPLETED IN 1982.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE SUFFICIENT FOR A FURTHER 5 YEARS OR APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILLION METRIC TONS. GRADES ARE EXPECTED TO DECLINE DURING THE REMAINING YEARS. THE CUT-OFF GRADE IS 0.7 PERCENT COPPER AND 20 PERCENT IRON.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL ORE IS DELIVERED BY RAIL TO THE TURJIN CONCENTRATOR, 1.5 KILOMETERS FROM THE MINE.
  • THE DEPOSIT IS MINED BY UNDERGROUND METHODS. ACCESS IS BY FOUR VERTICAL SHAFTS RANGING IN DEPTH FROM 160 TO 590 METERS. THE ORE IS EXTRACTED BY SUB-LEVEL STOPING, WITH AND WITHOUT PILLARS. STOPED OUT AREAS ARE BACKFILLED. ORE IS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 400 MILLIMETERS IN AN UNDERGROUND PRIMARY CRUSHER. ORE RECOVERY IS 92 PERCENT AND DILUTION IS 19 PERCENT. CURRENT MINING IS BETWEEN THE 170 AND 590 METER LEVELS AND IS ON A THREE SHIFT BASIS, 300 DAYS PER YEAR. HANGING WALL WEAKNESS, FAULTING, AND THE INFLOW OF WATER AT 200 CUBIC METERS PER HOUR ARE THE MAJOR MINING PROBLEMS. TRACKED HAULAGE IS USED. LOCOMOTIVES AND OTHER MOBILE EQUIPMENT IS OF SOVIET ORIGIN. IN 1990, THE COST OF MINING ONE METRIC TON OF ORE WAS R16.90.

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. 91-92 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1995 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

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