Aginsky Processing Plant

Producer in Russia with commodities Niobium (Columbium), REE, Tantalum, Tungsten
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207198
MAS/MILS ID 4520001015
Record type Site
Current site name Aginsky Processing Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 114.51586, 51.09786 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Tantalum Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 114.51586, 51.09786

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 50
    Home office Russia
    Year 1995
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner International Assoc. For Info., Res., And Invest. (Iarai)
    Interest 50
    Home office Russia
    Year 1995
    First year 1994

Comments on the production information

  • THE PLANT PRODUCED 800 TPY IN 1994 IN TWO ENRICHMENT SECTIONS. IN 1995, PRODUCTION OF 1000-1500 TPY IS PLANNED.
  • THE PLANT PLANS TO EXPORT 60-70% OF OUTPUT IN 1995 TO EUROPE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLANS CALL FOR INCREASING TUNGSTEN CONC. PRODUCTION TO 3000 TPY BY 1997 BY BEGINNING PRODUCTION FROM THE SPOKOINYI DEPOSIT. PLANS CALL FOR AN EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY TO PRODUCE 10000 TPY MICA CONC. AT A COST OF $1.5 MILLION.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ONE ENRICHMENT SECTION IS DESIGNED TO RECOVER TANTALUM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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. 36.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. JAN. 13-20, 1995, P. 6-7.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JAN-95 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.