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Norilsk Concentrator

Producer in Russia with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
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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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206717
MAS/MILS ID 4520000250
Record type Site
Current site name Norilsk Concentrator
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 88.18363, 69.2978 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 88.18363, 69.2978
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1948

Mining district

District name Kola Peninsula

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 Norilsk Nickel
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production @ 21.1% Copper 1413000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 1413000mt 21wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Milled @ 3.2% Copper 11000000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • THE CONCENTRATOR WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1948. THE GRINDING CIRCUIT WAS EXTENDED IN 1975 AND A MODERNISATION PROGRAM COMMENCED IN 1986 WHICH IS STILL UNDERWAY. ORE BENEFICIATION IS THROUGH FOUR STAGES OF CRUSHING. THE CRUSHED ORE IS WASHED TO REMOVE ICE AND CLAYEY WASTE MATERIAL. THE CONCENTRATES ARE THICKENED AND FILTERED TO A MOISTURE CONTENT OF ABOUT 15 PERCENT. TAILINGS ARE PUMPED TO A DAM 12 KILOMETERS FROM THE CONCENTRATOR SITE. THE COPPER CONCENTRATE CONTAINS 1 TO 2 PERCENT NICKEL; 36 TO 40 PERCENT IRON; 34 PERCENT SULFUR; .25 PERCENT MGO; 0.2 PERCENT CAO; 1 PERCENT SIO2; AND 0.3 PERCENT AL2O3. THE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM FOR THE NORILSK CONCENTRATOR IS THE PREVENTION OF WATER SEEPAGE FROM THE TAILINGS DAM. IN 1990, THE COST OF MILLING ONE METRIC TON OF DISSEMINATED ORE WAS R5.00 AND THE COST OF MILLING ONE METRIC TON OF MASSIVE SULPHIDE ORE WAS R14.90. ABOUT TWICE AS MUCH ENERGY IS USED IN CRUSHING AND GRINDING THE MASSIVE ORES. THE MEKHANOBR INSTITUTE HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO UNDERTAKE A R140 MILLION MODERNISATION PROGRAM AT NORILSK.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADIT CAP IS A MADE UP #, TO ARRIVE AT AN APPROX CCPUTS # FOR THREE COMMODITIES; COPPER, NICKEL; COBALT: THE CCPUTS FOR CU IS THE CU CONTENT IN THE CONCENTRATE: THE CCPUTS FOR NICKEL IS THE CONTAINED NI IN THE ORE; AND FOR COBALT IS THE TOTAL CAP.

Comments on other economic factors

  • IN 1990, ORE WAS SUPPLIED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORILSK I MINE SUPPLIES DISSEMINATED COPPER-NICKEL ORE; THE FOUR MINES IN THE TALNAKH AREA SUPPLY DISSEMINATED AND COPPER-RICH ORE; AND THE OKTYABR MINE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FOUR IN THE TALNAKH AREA, SUPPLIES MASSIVE SULPHIDE ORE. ALL OF THE COPPER CONCENTRATE IS SENT TO THE NORILSK SMELTER.

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. 231-34 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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