| Deposit ID | 10279387 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4520000523 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Solikamsk Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Silvinit, Berezhniki Mines, Solikamsk, Southern, Solikamsk Plant Mn Metal ?, Uralkali Combine, Solikamsk 1, Novasolikamsk |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 56.78497, 59.64793 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Russia(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Russia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Potassium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Carnallite | Unknown |
| Halite | Unknown |
| Sylvite | Unknown |
| Town (1) | 56.78497, 59.64793 |
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| Thickness | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 110000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 40000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 600000HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1824 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Refiner-Pyrometallurgy |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Upper Kama Basn |
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| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Russian Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Russia |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rualkali Combine Enterprise |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Russia |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Estimated Annual Ore Production 3300000 Mt Ore |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4520000523 |
GRUNDSTEDT, H. G. SOVIETS TRIPLE POTASH OUTPUT; SOLIGORSK
MINES LEAD EXPANSION. WORLD MINING, DECEMBER 1967, PP.
24-27.
SUTULOV, A. MINERAL RESOURCES AND THE ECONOMY OF THE USSR.
MCGRAW-HILL, INC., NEW YORK, 1973, PP. 170-174.
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R.
IN MINERALS YEARBOOK, V. I. 1973, P. 897.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. POTASH--INDUSTRY RESHAPED IN GOVERN-
MENT HANDS. FEBRUARY 1977, PP. 15, 23-26.
WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES, 4TH EDITION, 1984, THE
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION LIMITED, PP. 81-87.
ROSKILL, THE ECONOMICS OF POTASH 1989, 2 EDITION, PP. 54-58.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ARE FOR THE TOWN OF SOLIKAMSK. THIS SEQUENCE # INCLUDES ALL THREE SOLIKAMSK MINES, MOST ARE LOCATED WITHIN 20KM OF THIS TOWN. THE BEREZ- NIKI MINES WILL BE LISTED UNDER A SEPARATE SEQ. #4520000522. ALL OF THESE MINES BELONG TO THE URALKALI COMBINE/ENTERPRISE. BEREZNIKI 3 AND 4 ARE REPORTED AS CLOSED, BOTH DUE TO FLOODING. ALL THE SOLIKAMSK MINES ARE REPORTED TO BE OPEN. OPERATION MAY ALSO BE KNOWN AS SILVINIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-MAR-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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