North Onega

Producer in Russia with commodity Aluminum
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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279504
MAS/MILS ID 4520000008
Record type Site
Current site name North Onega
Alternate or previous names Iksa, Plesetsk

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 40.31918, 62.6982 (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 TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC D-3.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 40.31918, 62.6982

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1949

Mining district

District name North Onega

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • ORE FEEDS DNIEPR AND BOKSITOGORSK REFINERIES.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 51 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE GRADE FOR IKSA DEPOSIT RANGES FROM 49-53% AL2O3.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALLGESALSCHAFT AG. WORLD MINING MAP. 1977.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL. THE ECONOMICS OF BAUXITE AND ALUMINA 1991.

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR. 1977.

  • Deposit

    MINE SOLD AT AUCTION OCT. 29, 1993 UNDER PRIVATIZATION EFFOR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-OCT-94 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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