Aleksandrinsky

Prospect in Russia with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231443
MAS/MILS ID 4520000215
Record type Site
Current site name Aleksandrinsky
Alternate or previous names Aleksandrinskoe Copper-Pyrite, Deposit., Aleksandrovsk.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 57.25134, 51.24799 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO GENERAL AREA BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-5.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) w

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Euromin Ab
    Interest 35
    Home office Sweden
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Raznomin Ab
    Interest 35
    Home office Sweden
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cheliabinsk Zinc Smelter
    Home office Russia
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mednogorsk Copper Smelter
    Home office Russia
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Magnetogorsk Steel
    Home office Russia
    Year 1994
    First year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Unknown Production

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Inferred 4400000mt ore
    Total resources 4400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
    Zinc Zn 5.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALEKSANDRINSKY DEPOSIT IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE 3.8 MILLION METRIC TONS OF ORE, GIVING 160,000 METRIC TONS OF COPPER, 199,000 METRIC TONS OF ZINC, 4.2 METRIC TONS OF GOLD, AND 139 METRIC TONS OF SILVER. REPORTED GRADE IS 4.3% CU AND 4.9% ZN
  • A PREFEASIBILITY STUDY WAS STARTED IN JANUARY 1991 BETWEEN OUTOKUMPU MINING SERVICES AND BASHKIRAN COMBINE. A POTENTIAL 400,000M MTPY MINE WOULD COST $40 MILLION (R4.5 BILLION AS OF JUNE 1992.).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 4 (JUNE 11-18, 1993).

  • Deposit

    METALS BULLETIN. 11/29/90.

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST. 2/28/91.

  • Ownership

    CRU METALS REVIEW. 1Q1994,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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