Zapoiyarnij Plant

Plant in Russia with commodities Copper, Nickel
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  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. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303839
MAS/MILS ID 4520000113
Record type Site
Current site name Zapoiyarnij Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 30.8369, 69.41522 (WGS84)
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

  • LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC C-2.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 30.8369, 69.41522

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1956
Plant type Pellet Plant
Plant subcategory Pellet
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Pechenga District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Pechenganikel
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLANT PRODUCES A NI-CU CONCENTRATE AS 450,000 MTPY PELLETS CONTAINING 6% NI. 2/3 OF THIS PRODUCT GOES TO NIKEL SMELTER, 1/3 GOES TO MONCHEGORSK SMELTER. PLANT CAPACITY IS DESCRIBED AS 7,500,000 MT ORE/YEAR (1992)

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JAN-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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