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Donskoy Complex S

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodity Chromium
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182734
MAS/MILS ID 4590000053
Record type Site
Current site name Donskoy Complex S
Alternate or previous names Objedinyonny, 40 Years of Kazakh Ssr, Khromtau, Mirny, Dehsgiz Agach, See the Name Section In The, Comments Section of This Mas, Report.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 58.36797, 50.24799 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 58.36797, 50.24799
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Date of Last Modification 920615

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ORE OCCURS IN TWENTY-THREE ORE BODIES, REPLACING EACH OTHER "EN ECHELON". THE LARGEST ORE BODY HAS A LENGTH OF 1,500- 1,600M AND A THICKNESS OF 150-200M. THE 40 YRS. ORE BODY IS 15- 215M THICK AND DIPS 40-50 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM DEPTH IS 1,300M.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1936
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1938
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Khromtau

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Government Of Kazakhstan
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1991
    First year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Mt/Yr From Open Pit Operations 2100000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 2100000mt

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL CAPACITY FOR THE SURFACE OPERATIONS DESCRIBED UNDER THIS SEQUENCE NO. IS 2,200,000 MT/YR. (YR. OF INFO.-1991).
  • TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM THE FIVE OPEN PITS FROM 1940 TO 1991 WAS REPORTED TO BE 125 MMT. THE DONSKOY MINING COMPLEX HAS VIRTUALLY STOPPED DELIVERING CHROME ORE TO RUSSIAN FERRO-CHROME PRODUCERS BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO MEET PAYMENT. COLLECTIVE DEBTS OWED BY THE ALLOY PRODUCERS NOW TOTAL 8 TO 9 BILLION RUBLES. RUSSIAN FERRO-CHROME PLANTS SUCH AS KLYUCHEVSKY AND CHELYABINSK DO NOT HAVE THE RUBLES TO PAY DONSKOY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Indicated 90000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 50 wt-pct Chromium Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE VALUES ARE FOR BOTH THE 40 YEARS DEPOSIT(MAIN SURFACE WORKING FACE) AND THE MOLODEZHNOE DEPOSIT(MAIN UNDERGROUND WORKING FACE-4610330044). THE LATTER IS THE UNDERGROUND EXTENSION OF THE FORMER.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Year of Information 1991

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE ORE IS HAULED TO THE DRESSING PLANTS ONSITE. PRODUCTS FROM THE DRESSING PLANTS ARE THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE AKTYUBINSK FECR PLANT(4610321001) AT AKTYUBINSK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    METAL BULLETIN, P. 13 (JUNE 7, 1993).

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV, V.I., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.S.R., VOL. 1. PITMAN PUBLISHING, LONDON, 1977, PP. 206-208.

  • Deposit

    THE TEX REPORT, VOL. 23, NO. 5483. SEPT. 13, 1991, P. 8-13.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS SEQUENCE NO. REPRESENTS SURFACE MINING AT THE DONSKOY COMPLEX. THIS SURFACE MINE CONSISTS OF THREE CURRENT WORKING FACES: 40 YEARS OF KAZAKH SSR, MIRNY, AND OBJEDINYONNY. IN ADDITION, A FOURTH WORKING FACE, DEHSGIZ AGACH, IS BEING DEVELOPED. PRODUCTION IS REPORTED TO BE 1.7 MMT IN 1991 FOR THE 40 YEARS FACE, .5 MMT FOR THE OTHER FACES OF THE OPEN PIT, AND 1.5 MMT FOR UNDERGROUND, FOR A TOTAL PRODUCTION AT THE COMPLEX OF 3.7 MMT IN 1991. PRODUCTION IS REPORTED TO BE INCREASING IN 1993 TO: 2.0 MMT-40 YRS. FACE; .5 MMT-OTHER FACES; 1.5 MMT-UNDERGROUND. TOTAL PRODUCTION WOULD THUS BE 4.0 MMT IN 1993.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-SEP-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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