Belukha

Producer in Russia with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255453
MAS/MILS ID 4520000183
Record type Site
Current site name Belukha

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 116.88237, 51.24788 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 116.88237, 51.24788

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830826

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1920

Mining district

District name Easttrs Baikal

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Russian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1995
    First year 1991
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Russian Government (Ussr)
    Interest 100
    Home office Ussr
    Year 1983
    Last year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Demonstrated 1200000mt ore
    Total resources 1200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.6 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA AS OF 1983 ADIT ENTERED IN 1997. DAVY MCKGEE DATA, 1983.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 30000
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW, V. 5, NO. 5, REVIEW SECTION

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW V. 11, NO. 11, STRUCTURAL

  • Deposit

    FACTORS GOVERNING DISTRIBUTION OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUN

  • Deposit

    ORE IN EASTERN TRANSBAYKAL, BY A.V. DRUZHININ.

  • Deposit

    SOVIET FAR EAST, ERICH THEIL (1957).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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