Balcan

Producer in Russia with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  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 10207082
MAS/MILS ID 4520000176
Record type Site
Current site name Balcan
Alternate or previous names Also Known As Balkan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 59.60132, 53.44793 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 59.60132, 53.44793

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830909

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHEELITE "NESTS" ARE GENETICALLY AND SPATIALLY CONNECTED ON ONE SIDE WITH QUARTZ VEINS, AND ON THE OTHER WITH MARBLE AND SKARN 90 OREBODIES ARE MINED 88 ARE 15X15X15 CU. METERS, 2 ARE 30X30X30 CU. METERS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Southern Urals

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ussr Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Ussr
    Year 1983

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT A IS A FLOAT-LEACH CONCENTRATE. PRODUCT B IS A GRAVITY CONCENTRATE

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Demonstrated 400000mt ore
    Total resources 400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.6 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1983
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • 2 PITS ARE IN PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KORZHINKSKY, A.F., MANCHUR, G.P., AND YARYNYCH, O.A.,

  • Deposit

    ISOTOPE COMPOSITION OF CARBON IN THE CARBONATES OF THE

  • Deposit

    GUMBEYKAN SCHEELITE DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHERN URALS,

  • Deposit

    INTERNAT. GEOL. REV., V. 22. NO. 10

  • Deposit

    BUROS, J., AND WAGNER, H., BUNDESONSTALT FUR GEOMIS-

  • Deposit

    SENSCHEFTEN AND ROHSTOFFE MOLYBDENUM AND WORLFRAM

  • Deposit

    RABCHEVSKY, GEORGE A., THE TUNGSTEN INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R

  • Deposit

    MINERAL ISSUES: AN ANALYTICAL SERIES, USDOI, BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    MINES, NOVEMBER 1988, P. 25.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMBINED SURFACE-UNDERGROUND OUTPUT CAPACITY IS 80 MT/DAY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-93 Alaska Field Operations Center (AFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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