Bilibino Complex

Plant in Russia with commodities Gold, Tin
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255113
MAS/MILS ID 4520000506
Record type Site
Current site name Bilibino Complex

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 165.99633, 68.08202 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tin Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 165.99633, 68.08202

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity

Mining district

District name Magadan Oblast

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government (Ussr)
    Interest 100
    Home office Ussr
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHABAD, V., AND MOTE, V. GATEWAY TO SIBERIAN RESOURCES (THE

  • Deposit

    BAM). SCRIPTA PUBLISHING COMPANY, NEW YORK, 1977, P. 3,

  • Deposit

    33.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS YEARBOOK 1973, METALS, MIN-

  • Deposit

    ERALS AND FUELS. V. 1, 1973, 571 P.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH JEFFRY Y. FOLEY, MARCH 16, 1992,

  • Deposit

    AVAILABLE FROM A. M. ALLEN, AFOC-ANCHORAGE.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACER MATERIAL TO BE MINED IS CHARACTERIZED BY LARGE BOULDERS. BILIBINO ALSO SITE OF A NUCLEAR POWER STATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-96 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.