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Sibai Mine

Producer in Russia with commodities Copper, Zinc
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255015
MAS/MILS ID 4520000223
Record type Site
Current site name Sibai Mine
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 58.66803, 52.71465 (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
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) 58.66803, 52.71465
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Date of Last Modification 921229

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1948

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 Bashkir Copper-Sulphur Enterprise
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 1.0% Cu; 2.4% Zn 345000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 1.1% Cu; 2.4% Zn 370000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 1.1% Cu; 2.4% Zn 320000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 0.9% Cu; 2.3% Zn 350000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • MINING OPERATIONS AT THE SIBAI MINE COMMENCED IN 1948. THE COST OF MINING ONE METRIC TON OF ORE IN 1990 WAS R9.61. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND MINE WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE MID-1990S. A NEW ORE BODY HAS BEEN DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY ONE KILOMETER FROM THE EXISTING MINE. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED, BUT THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT AT THE PRESENT. THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER DISCOVERIES IN THE SIBAI AREA IS SAID TO BE GOOD. ABOUT TWO MILLION METRIC TONS OF OXIDE ORE HAVE BEEN STOCKPILED AT THE MINE. DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1993 THROUGH 1997, THE SIBAI MINE IS PLANNED TO EXPAND TO A NEW CAPACITY OF 1,500,000 METRIC TONS OF ORE AT A COST OF RBS 148,500,000.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE RESERVES AT THE SIBAI OPEN PIT MINE ARE SUFFICIENT FOR APPROXIMATELY A FURTHER 4 YEARS OF PRODUCTION. AN UNDERGROUND MINE IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED BELOW THE OPEN PIT. THE UNDERGROUND MINE WILL COME INTO PRODUCTION IN 1995 TO 1996, AND IT WILL EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE OPERATION FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20 YEARS. NEVERTHELESS, GRADES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE FUTURE. THE CUTOFF GRADE IN THE SIBAI OPEN PIT IS 0.2 PERCENT COPPER AND 0.5 PERCENT ZINC.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE SIBAI DEPOSIT IS MINED BY OPEN PIT METHODS. PIT DIMENSIONS ARE 2,000 METERS BY 2,000 METERS AND 400 METERS DEEP. BENCHES ARE AT 15 METER INTERVALS AND THE FINAL DEPTH OF THE OPEN PIT WILL BE 469 METERS. WASTE ROCK IS TRANSPORTED TO A DUMP 4.5 KILOMETERS FROM THE OPEN PIT.
  • ALL ORE IS DELIVERED BY RAIL TO THE SIBAI CONCENTRATOR WHICH IS 4 KILOMETERS FROM THE MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PP. 79-80 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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