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Urup Mine

Producer in Russia with commodity Copper
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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 10255123
MAS/MILS ID 4520000246
Record type Site
Current site name Urup Mine
Alternate or previous names Urupskoye Mine.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 41.16826, 43.86508 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 41.16826, 43.86508
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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 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Date of Last Modification 930125

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE URUP MINE EXPLOITS A TABULAR DEPOSIT WITH A STRIKE LENGTH OF 1,500 METERS AND A DIP OF 15 TO 45 DEGREES TO THE SOUTH. THE DEPOSIT IS INTENSELY FAULTED WITH DISPLACEMENTS RANGING FROM A FEW MILLIMETERS UP TO 120 METERS. THE DEPOSIT EXTENDS BENEATH THE URUP RIVER. MINERALIZATION IS HOSTED BY QUARTZITES, TUFFS, AND SILICIFIED SHALE. CALCITE AND CHLORITE ARE IMPORTANT GANGUE MINERALS. THE ORE IS OXIDIZED TO A DEPTH OF 150 METERS, AND PARTIALLY OXIDIZED ORE PERSISTS TO A DEPTH OF 250 METERS. THE URUP DEPOSIT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR DEPOSITS IN THE CAUCASUS AREA, ALONG WITH THE KHUDOSSKOYE, THE KIZEL-DERE, AND OTHER DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1968

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 Urup Mining And Concentrating Enterprise
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 1.7% Copper 458000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 458000mt 2wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES AT URUP ARE SUFFICIENT FOR A FURTHER 30 YEARS OF PRODUCTION OR APPROXIMATELY 14 MILLION METRIC TONS. IT IS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE COPPER GRADE WILL INCREASE DURING THIS PERIOD. THE CUT-OFF GRADE IS 0.6 PERCENT COPPER.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL ORE IS DELIVERED BY ROAD TO THE URUP CONCENTRATOR WHICH IS 14 KILOMETERS FROM THE MINE.
  • THE URUP DEPOSIT IS MINED BY UNDERGROUND METHODS. ACCESS TO THE DEPOSIT IS VIA THE MAIN SHAFT WHICH IS 630 METERS DEEP. THERE ARE TWO FURTHER SHAFTS. FOUR MINING METHODS ARE USED: OPEN STOPING WITH PILLARS, ROOM AND PILLAR, ROOM AND PILLAR WITH BACKFILLING, AND SUBLEVEL CAVING. CURRENT WORKING LEVELS ARE BETWEEN 330 METERS AND 410 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE. THE MINE OPERATES THREE SHIFTS PER DAY FOR 252 DAYS PER YEAR. ORE RECOVERY IS 84.5 PERCENT AND DILUTION IS 26.5 PERCENT. TRACKED HAULAGE IS USED. ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES, DUMP CARS, SCRAPER WINCHES, AND DRILLING RIGS ARE ALL OF SOVIET ORIGIN. THE COST OF MINING ONE METRIC TON OF ORE IN 1990 WAS R11.68.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    MINING REPORT, P. 7 (APRIL 6-13, 1992).

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PP. 121-22 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1995 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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