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Razvumchorr

Plant in Russia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279928
MAS/MILS ID 4520000528
Record type Site
Current site name Razvumchorr
Alternate or previous names Molodezhnyy, Rasvumtsorr, Rasvumchorr

Comments on the site names

  • A VARIETY OF NAMES AND SPELLINGS EXITS FOR THIS PROPERTY, THEY INCLUDE: SPELLING 01 COULD NOT BE FOUND IN REF LINE # 01 RASVUMCHORR 02 RAZVUMCHORR 03 MOLODEZHNYY

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 33.80323, 67.63171 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
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

  • THIS MINE IS LOCATED ON OR NEAR MOUNT RASVUMCHORR (RAZVUMCHORR) KOLA PENINSULA. THE NEAREST TOWN, RAZVUMCHORR, IS PROBOBLY THE MINING TOWN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OPERATION. THE LAT/ LONG FOR THIS TOWN WILL BE USED ON THE MILS TABLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 33.80323, 67.63171
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 25N
    Thickness 160M
    Length 3400M
    Width 1100M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N45E:25N
    Date of Last Modification 910904

Comments on the geologic information

  • RAZVUMCHORR IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PART OF THE KHIBINY OREBODY, WHICH IS A CIRCULAR PLUG OF NEPHELINE SYENITES. THE INTRUSION OF THE ORE CAUSED SOME WALLROCK ALTERATION IN THE FORM OF METAMORPHISM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1923
Year of first production 1950
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

Mining district

District name Khibiny Massif

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Comments on the production information

  • INPUT CAPACITY REPRESENTS THE COMBINED INPUT CAPACITY OF THE THREE ANOF MILLS; THE OUTPUT CAPACITY ALSO IS A COMBINED CAPACITY, WHICH IS 20.3 MIL MT CONC/YR.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BLOCK CAVING 10-79
    Capacity 9538
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 325
    Operating Shifts per Day 3

Comments on other economic factors

  • ORE FROM RAZVUMCHORR IS CONCENTRATED AT ONE OF THREE MILLS; ANOF-1, ANOF-2, OR ANOF-3. ALL OF THE PLANTS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF KIROVSK. RAZVUMCHORR SENDS 3.1 MIL MT ORE/YR. TO THE MILLS (6% OF THE TOTAL ORE CAPACITY)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., LONDON, 1987, 274PP.

  • Deposit

    ILYIN, A.V.,"APATITE DEPOSITS IN THE KHIBINY AND KOVDOR

  • Deposit

    ALKALINE IGNEOUS COMPLEXES, KOLA PENNINSULA, NORTH-

  • Deposit

    WESTERN, USSR", PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD, VOL 2,

  • Deposit

    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1989, PP. 485-492.

  • Deposit

    SEE THE DATA BASE LISTING OLD SEQ# 4610000033, FOR MORE

  • Deposit

    BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTINGS. LISTING IS IN THE PROPERTY FILE.

  • Names

    OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES, U.S.S.R., VOL. IV, L-N, P495: VOL.

  • Names

    V, O-R, PP578, 591, UNITED STATES BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC

  • Names

    NAMES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-OCT-1996 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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