Kalush Combine

Plant in Ukraine with commodity Potassium
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. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303869
MAS/MILS ID 4540000022
Record type Site
Current site name Kalush Combine
Alternate or previous names Kalush, Golyn Mine, East Golyn Mine, 50 Years To October Mine, Kainitovoya Mine, North Sevemoye Kalush Mine, Kalush Area, Kalush/Golynsky, Dombrov Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 24.36874, 49.01522 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ukraine(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Ukraine

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnallite Unknown
Kainite Unknown
Langbeinite Unknown
Sylvite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 24.36874, 49.01522

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 50M
    Length 750M
    Width 300M
    Depth to top 10M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 921130

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1920
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1930
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Refiner-Pyrometallurgy
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Kalush

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ukraine Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Ukraine
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Rated Capacity Ore Production 275000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 275000mt

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL AMOUNTS OF KCL (POTASSIUM CHLORIDE) AND K2SO4 (POTASSIUM SULPHATE) ARE ALSO RECOVERED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 10
    Year of Information 1991
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings OPEN
    3rd Condition of Workings OPEN
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. POTASH--INDUSTRY RESHAPED IN GOVERN-

  • Deposit

    MENT HANDS. FEBRUARY 1977, PP. 15, 23-26.

  • Deposit

    U. S. BUREAU OF MINES. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R.

  • Deposit

    IN MINERALS YEARBOOK, V. I, 1973, P. 897.

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES, 4TH EDITION, 1984-THE

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION LIMITED, PP89-91.

  • Deposit

    FERTECON, UKRAINE, PP 61,73.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL, THE ECONOMICS OF POTASH 1989, PP 56,57.

  • Deposit

    SAMONOV, I. Z., AND POZHARISKY, I. F., DEPOSITS OF COPPER,

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV, V. I. EDITION, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR, VOL. 2,

  • Deposit

    PITMAN PUB., LODON, ENGLAND, 1977, PP. 158-161.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ARE FOR THE TOWN OF KALUSH. OPERATION MAY BE A COMBINE OF SEVERAL MINES, BOTH SURFACE OPEN PIT AND UNDERGROUND ROOM AND PILLAR WITH MILL TAILINGS FILL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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