Chiatura

Producer in Georgia with commodity Manganese
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255409
MAS/MILS ID 4580000010
Record type Site
Current site name Chiatura

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 43.30148, 42.31511 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Georgia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Georgia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 43.30148, 42.31511

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner State (Georgia)
    Home office Georgia
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Demonstrated 46000000mt ore
    Total resources 46000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 36 wt-pct Manganese Major 1966
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Demonstrated 14000mt ore
    Total resources 14000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 14 wt-pct Manganese Major 1966
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Demonstrated 40000mt ore
    Total resources 40000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 22 wt-pct Manganese Major 1966

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING. DECEMBER 1967, 14 P.

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    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW. 1975, 502 P., 1971, 430 P.

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    THE MINING JOURNAL. JULY 21, 1961, 67 P.

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    EDILASHVILI, V. Y., LEKVINADZE, R. D., AND GOGIBERIDZE, V.

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    V. EFFECTS OF TECTONICS ON MANGANESE ACCUMULATION IN

  • Deposit

    GEORGIA. INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW, V. 16, NO. 4,

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    1974, P. 439-445.

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    MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1973. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE USSR.

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    P. 25-26.

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    STRAKHOV, N. M., VARENTSOV, I. M., KALINENKO, V. V., TIK-

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    HOMIROVA, E. S., AND SHTERENBERG, L. E. THE MECHANISM OF

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    MANGANESE ORE-FORMATION PROCESSES (OLIGOCENE ORES IN THE

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    SOUTHERN PART OF THE USSR). SAPOZHNIKOV, D. G., ED. MAN-

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    GANESE DEPOSITS OF THE SOVIET UNION. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

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    OF THE USSR. INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS, PET-

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    ROGRAPHY, MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY. 1970, P. 34-58.

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    AVALIANI, G. A. GENETIC TYPES OF MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF

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    GEORGIA. SAPOZHNIKOV, D. G., ED. MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF

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    THE SOVIET UNION. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR. IN-

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    INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSIT, PETROGRAPHY, MINERAL-

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    OLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY. 1970, P. 249-262.

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    VARENTSOV, I. M., AND RAKHMANOV, V. P. DEPOSITS OF MANGAN-

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    ESE. SMIRNOV, V. I., ED. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR. PIT-

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    MAN PUBLISHING, LONDON, V. 1, 1977, P. 137-143.

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    SHTERENBERG, I. L., NESTEROVA, G. I., AND CHERKASOVA. CHAR-

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    ACTERISTIC FEATURES OF DISTRIBUTION OF NI, CO, CU, CR, AND

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    V IN MANGANESE ORES AND IN SURROUNDING ROCKS OF THE CHIA-

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    TURA DEPOSIT. SAPOZHNIKOV, D. G., ED. MANGANESE DEPOSITS

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    OF THE SOVIET UNION. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR.

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    INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS, PETROGRAPHY, MIN-

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    ERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY. 1970, P. 219-235.

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    LEKVINADZE, R. D., EDILASHVILI, V. YA., AND KHUCHUA, M. F.

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    GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF FORMATIONS OF MANGANESE-BEARING

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    FORMATIONS OF THE GEORGIAN REPUBLIC. SAPOZHNIKOV, D. G.,

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    ED. MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE SOVIET UNION. ACADEMY OF

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    SCIENCES OF THE USSR. INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOS-

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    ITS, PETROGRAPHY, MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY. 1970, P.

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    236-240.

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    STITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS, PETROGRAPHY, MINERAL-

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    OGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY. 1970, P. 249-262.

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    SUTULOV, A. MINERAL RESOURCES AND THE ECONOMY OF THE USSR.

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    MCGRAW-HILL PUBLICATION, NEW YORK, 1973, P. 126-127.

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    STRISHKOV, V.V. AND R.M. LEVINE. THE MANGANESE INDUSTRY OF

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    THE U.S.S.R. BUMINES MINERAL ISSUES. SEPT. 1987, 39 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-95 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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