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Uchali Concentrator

Producer in Russia with commodities Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207126
MAS/MILS ID 4520000239
Record type Site
Current site name Uchali Concentrator
Alternate or previous names Center., Uchalinsky Ore Enrichment

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 59.41806, 54.33122 (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
Copper Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 59.41806, 54.33122
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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 1968

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 Uchali Mining And Concentrating Enterprise
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production @ 47.4% Zn 178700 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 178700mt 47wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production @ 15.6% Cu 234200 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 234200mt 16wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Milled @ 1.4% Cu; 3.5% Zn 3369000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • TWO CIRCUITS ARE IN OPERATION. THE FIRST WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1968 AND THE SECOND IN 1974. THE PLANT WAS MODERNISED IN 1978. THE TWO MAIN ORE TYPES, CORRESPONDING TO THE TWO MAJOR ORE SOURCES, ARE TREATED SEPARATELY. THREE STAGE CRUSHING IS FOLLOWED BY TWO STAGE GRINDING. THE BULK CONCENTRATE IS REGROUND AND FED TO THE COPPER ROUGHERS. THE COPPER CONCENTRATE IS FURTHER REGROUND BEFORE SCAVENGING AND CLEANING. ZINC AND PYRITE CONCENTRATES ARE PRODUCED FROM THE COPPER TAILS BY DIFFERENTIAL FLOTATION. ALL CONCENTRATES ARE THICKENED, FILTERED, AND DRIED. TAILINGS ARE PUMPED TO A DAM WHICH IS 3 KILOMETERS FROM THE CONCENTRATOR. NO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ARE REPORTED. IN 1990, THE COST OF MILLING ONE METRIC TON OF ORE WAS R7.20. THERE ARE PLANS FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE CONCENTRATOR. THE UCHALI AND MOLODYOZHNI OPEN PIT MINES ARE APPROACHING THE END OF THEIR LIVES AND WILL BE REPLACED BY THE UCHALI AND UZELGINSKI UNDERGROUND MINES WHICH ARE NOW BEING DEVELOPED. THE CONCENTRATOR, WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY SUPPLIED BY THE TWO LOCAL MINES NOW, WILL HAVE TO BE EXPANDED TO TREAT THE FULL OUTPUT OF THE TWO NEW MINES. IN ADDITION TO THE DEEPER SECTION OF THE UCHALI UNDERGROUND MINE. THE COMPLEX IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE A LONG LIFE AHEAD OF IT. THE UCHALINSKY PLANT HAS A PLANNED CAPACITY TO PRODUCE ABOUT 5 MILLION METRIC TONS OF ORE A YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT, (JAN. 22-29, 1993).

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 10 (MAY 21-28, 1993).

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

    LEAD, AND ZINC INDUSTRIES OF THE FORMER USSR, VOL. 2,

  • Deposit

    PP. 251-53 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-95 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

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