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Salair Pb & Zn

Producer in Russia with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207022
MAS/MILS ID 4520000189
Record type Site
Current site name Salair Pb & Zn
Alternate or previous names Kvartzitov Sopka

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 85.7836, 54.21444 (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
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 85.7836, 54.21444
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINE RECOVERS ORE FROM THE KVARTZITOV SOPKA DEPOSIT, CONSISTING OF 4 ORE BODIES. SULFIDE VEINS AND DISSEMINATIONS OCCUR ALONG A STRIKE LENGTH OF 435M AND UP TO 175M IN THICKNESS.
  • ORE MINERALS ARE GALENA, SPHALERITE, PYRITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE. FREE AG AND AU ARE PRESENT. AVERAGE BASO4 GRADE IS 10%.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1943

Mining district

District name Kemerovo Oblast

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 Salair Mining And Concentrating Enterprise
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1990, 95% OF ORE DELIVERED TO SALAIR CONCENTRATOR, 4KM FROM MINE, VIA UNDERGROUND RAIL HAULAGEWAY AT THE 102M LEVEL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR 15 YR PRODUCTION. ZN GRADES EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS MORE OXIDES ARE MINED. CUTOFF GRADE IS 2% ZN. DILUTION 17%, RECOVERY 85.1%.

Comments on other economic factors

  • SOVIET EQUIPMENT CONSISTS OF ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES AND TRACKED HA.
  • ORE CRUSHED UNDERGROUND TO MINUS 350MM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALLGESELLSCHAFT. WORLD MINING MAP. 1987.

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

  • Deposit

    MAP OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF RUSSIA AND ADJACENT

  • Deposit

    COUNTRIES (IN THE FORMER USSR BOUNDARIES), 1991, SCALE

  • Deposit

    1:5,000,000. PUBLISHED IN RUSSIA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-6. MINE ACCESSED BY ADITS. MINING METHOD IS SUBLEVEL STOPING AND BLOCK CAVING. IN 1991, MINING ON 210M LEVEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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