Kaula Kotselvaara

Producer in Russia with commodities Copper, Nickel
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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206716
MAS/MILS ID 4520000109
Record type Site
Current site name Kaula Kotselvaara

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 30.23692, 69.39853 (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
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 30.23692, 69.39853

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1930
Year of first production 1938

Mining district

District name Pechenga District

Ownership information

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Indicated 10000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10000000mt ore
    Total resources 10000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1 wt-pct Nickel Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE RESERVES ARE REPORTED TO BE 18 MILLION MT OF ORE CONTAINING 120,000 MT OF NICKEL.

Comments on other economic factors

  • RICH ORE IS SENT TO THE NIKEL SMELTER; LOW-GRADE ORE IS SENT TO THE ZAPOLYARNIJ ORE DRESSING PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR. 1977.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL. THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL 1991.

  • Deposit

    BGR. UDSSR, KOLA-HALBINSEL, XXXII, 1988.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE. RUSSIA'S PECHANGANIKEL. MAY, 1992, P. 270

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION BASED ON BGR DATA AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC C-2. KAULA IS EXTRACTING ORE FROM THREE DEPOSITS (NAMES UNKNOWN) OVER A STRIKE LENGTH OF 10 KM. ALL DEPOSITS ARE CONNECTED BY AN ADIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JAN-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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