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Kiev Group

Prospect in Russia with commodity Kyanite
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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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303886
MAS/MILS ID 4520000025
Record type Site
Current site name Kiev Group
Alternate or previous names Tyashi-Manyuk, Nussa, Vol'Gelurta, Novaya, Shuururta, Bolshoi Roy, Chervurta, Bezymyannoe

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 38.00309, 67.58163 (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 BASED ON GENERAL AREA AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC C-3.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 38.00309, 67.58163
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Kyanite Kyanite 30 wt-pct Andalusite-Kyanite-Sillmanite Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS GROUP OF HIGH ALUMINA KYANITE ORES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE ALUMINA WITH A GRADE OF UP TO 57% AL2O3. KYANITE IS CLASSIFIED IN THREE GRADE RANGES: HI- +40%; MID- 30-40%; AND LOW- -20%. THE KIEV DEPOSITS HAVE VAST RESERVES, WHICH IN SCALE HAVE NO EQUAL IN THE WORLD AND EXCEED ALL OTHER DEPOSITS TAKEN TOGETHER. (SMIRNOV, 1977)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR. 1977.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-OCT-94 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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