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(Facility) Leninogorsk Lead Smelter

Plant in Kazakhstan with commodities Bismuth, Cadmium, Lead, Smelter
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182382
MAS/MILS ID 4590007004
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Leninogorsk Lead Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 83.53366, 50.36451 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION BASED ON NEAREST TOWN AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Primary
Cadmium Primary
Lead, Smelter Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 83.53366, 50.36451
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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 1926
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kazakhstan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Leninogorsk Polymetallic Complex
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE SMELTER HAS RECENTLY BEEN CONVERTED TO PROCESS SECONDARY LEAD ONLY. AS OF 1995 DATA FROM COMMODITY SPEC, 1997 MAY RECOVER BISMUTH AND CADMIIUM AS WELL.

Comments on other economic factors

  • PLANT CONSISTS OF THE SMELTING OF CONCENTRATES BY WATERJACKETED FURNACES AND THE PRIMARY FIRE REFINING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. VOL. 1, 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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