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(Facility) Cheliabinsk Zinc Smelter

Plant in Russia with commodities Cadmium, Lithium, Zinc, Refiner
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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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255307
MAS/MILS ID 4520007024
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Cheliabinsk Zinc Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 61.41801, 55.19789 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-5.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Tertiary
Lithium Critical Tertiary
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 61.41801, 55.19789
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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
Year of first production 1933
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Cheliabinsk Zinc Plant
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • BYPRODUCTS CURRENTLY PRODUCED ARE: CADMIUM, COPPER AND LEAD CAKE, ZINC SULPHATE, LITHIUM. TOLLING ACCOUNTS FOR 20% OF PRODUCTION.
  • 1992 PRODUCTION REPORTED TO BE 81,000 SLAB ZINC. 1993 PRODUCTION EXPECTED TO BE UP 15%.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 100 wt-pct Zinc 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLANT IS AN ELECTROLYTIC ZINC PLANT PRODUCING UP TO 150,000 MTPY. PLANT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING MODERNIZATION WITH SNAMPROGETTI OF ITALY, TO EXPAND THE PLANT TO 200,000 MTPY.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED GRADE AVERAGES 48.6% IN 1990. FEED SOURCES ARE: NERCHINSK (11.2%), UCHALI (49.1%), SIBAI 10%, SALAIR (0.9%), GAI (4.9%), SREDNEURALSK (8%), AND KRASNOURALSK (1.3%).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL. THE ECONOMICS OF ZINC. 1990.

  • Deposit

    WORLD BANK. A STUDY OF THE SOVIET ECONOMY. FEB. 1991.

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CAPACITY WAS 120000 MTPY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-FEB-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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