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Safianovsk

Producer in Russia with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255168
MAS/MILS ID 4520000170
Record type Site
Current site name Safianovsk
Alternate or previous names Safyanovsky Deposit., Safyanovskoe Deposit.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 61.50139, 57.49787 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC D-4.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 61.50139, 57.49787
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MASSIVE COPPER ZONE GRADES RANGE FROM 0.4 TO 27 PCT. CU COPPER ZINC ZONE GRADE AVERAGES 1.7 PCT CU AND 3.5 PCT ZN. DISSEMINATED COPPER ZONE (50% RESOURCES) 0.5-27 PCT CU.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1989
Year of first production 1991

Mining district

District name Rezh

Ownership information

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Unknown Production

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 20000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 20000000mt ore
    Total resources 20000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION WAS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN IN 1991. REPORTED RESERVES 20 MILLION MT. PLANS CALL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 700,000 MTPY MINE, WHICH WOULD COST R500 MILLION (MID-92 PRICES).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 7 (MAY 14-21, 1993).

  • Deposit

    MUELLER. TRIP REPORT-CITIZEN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, 1990.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INTERFAX. MINING REPORT. MAY 7-14, 1993.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-OCT-1994 Wilburn, David R. 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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