Susuman Placer Deposits

Producer in Russia with commodity Gold
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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255032
MAS/MILS ID 4520000352
Record type Site
Current site name Susuman Placer Deposits
Alternate or previous names Susuman-Chai-Yuryuyen, Berelekh Central Kolyma, Chai-Yuruyue-Central

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 147.86413, 62.83155 (WGS84)
Elevation 700
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 147.86413, 62.83155

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Government Of Russia

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHBAD, T., BASIC INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES OF THE USSR,

  • Deposit

    COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS, NEW YORK, 1969, PP. 273, 278.

  • Deposit

    METALLOGENESIS OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE RUSSIAN NORTHEAST,

  • Deposit

    NOKLEBERG, W. J.,ET AL, 1993, USGS OFR 93-339, PG 178.

  • Deposit

    MAP OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF RUSSIA AND ADJACENT COUNTRIES,

  • Deposit

    (IN THE FORMER USSR BOUNDARIES), 1991, SCALE 1:5MIL,

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHED IN RUSSIA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS AREA HOLDS THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF PLACER DEPOSITS IN THE CENTRAL KOLYMA DISTRICT. OVER 400 PLACERS HAVE BEEN MINED IN THIS AREA. NUGGETS EXCEEDING 1 KG HAVE BEEN RECOVERED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-OCT-94 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.