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(Facility) Rezh Smelter

Plant in Russia with commodities Cobalt, Nickel
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255059
MAS/MILS ID 4520007020
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Rezh Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 61.40139, 57.36458 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(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 NEAREST TOWN BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC D-4.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 61.40139, 57.36458
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Ni Produced 5000 Mt Contained Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 5000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Ni Produced 5000 Mt Contained Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 5000mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Ni Produced 6000 Mt Contained Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 6000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Ni Capacity 5000 Mt Contained Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 5000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Ni Produced 2500 Mt Contained Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 2500mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT COMPOSITION IS 25 PCT NI, 74 PCT FE. COBALT IS ALSO RECOVERED. NO CAPACITY INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STATUS UNCERTAIN. PLANT REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCING IN 1990, BUT NO INFORMATION TO VERIFY SINCE THEN. PLANT USES 3 FURNACES; 2-6TON AND 1 3TON. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PLANT HAS RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIES LASTING 1-2 YEARS ONLY. THE PLANT IS CURRENTLY RETROFITTING TO PRODUCE COPPER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 9 (MAY 7-14, 1993).

  • Production

    *NICKEL QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE, JAN. 1994, CRU INT'L,

  • Production

    P. 49. (ALL INFO IS CONFIDENTIAL)

  • Deposit

    MUELLER. TRIP REPORT-CITIZEN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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