Kola Nepheline

Producer in Russia with commodity Aluminum
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207125
MAS/MILS ID 4520000005
Record type Site
Current site name Kola Nepheline
Alternate or previous names Apatity, Koashvin, Chibinsk

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 33.36994, 67.56512 (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
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 33.36994, 67.56512

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods

Mining district

District name Apatity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT TO KANDALAKSA, PIKALEVO, AND VOLKHOV REFINERIES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINE PRODUCES 1500 KTPY NEPHELINE, WITH A BAUXITE EQUIVALENT OF 825 KTPY.

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINING METHODS VARY FROM UNDERGROUND TO OPEN PIT. NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON SPECIFIC MINES IN THE REGION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS WORLD CAPACITY HANDBOOK 1991.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1987, TRADE FLOWS AND LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE

  • Deposit

    USSR ALUMINUM INDUSTRY. UNPUBLISHED.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL. THE ECONOMICS OF BAUXITE AND ALUMINA 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION TO NEAREST CITY BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC C-2. THIS DISTRICT COVERS NEPHELINE ONLY. BAUXITE PRODUCTION IS REPORTED SEPARATELY AND APATITE PRODUCTION IS REPORTED AS PART OF PHOSPHATE PRODUCTION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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