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Bolshoi Seymin

Prospect in Russia with commodity Titanium
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304125
MAS/MILS ID 4520000263
Record type Site
Current site name Bolshoi Seymin
Alternate or previous names Bolshoi Seim, Kuranach

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 124.49868, 55.16459 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 124.49868, 55.16459
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Almazy Rossii-Sakha
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 370000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 370000000mt ore
    Total resources 370000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 18 wt-pct Titanium Major 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED MINEABLE RESOURCES ARE 370 MILLION MT GRADING 18% TIO2 AND IN SOME AREAS 24% TIO2.

Comments on the workings information

  • THE AREA IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH SEISMICITY.

Comments on other economic factors

  • A 2 MILLION TPA CAPACITY PLANT MAY BE CONSTRUCTED IN 1995. THE TARGETED PRODUCTION RATE IS 1.5 MILLION TPA ILMENITE CONC. GRADING 54-65% TIO2. THERE ARE PLANS TO DEVELOP LATER A TITANIUM SPONGE AND PIGMENT PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVES PROGRAM. ARTICLE ON STATUS OF

  • Deposit

    RUSSIAN TITANIUM INDUSTRY. 1994.

  • Ownership

    INTERFAX NEWS AGENCY. "ALMAZY ROSSII-SAKHA DEVELOPS

  • Ownership

    TITANIUM DEPOSIT IN AMUR REGION." JAN. 20-27, 1995. P.10.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. "AMUR PLANS TO DEVELOP TI DEPOSIT."

  • Deposit

    NO. 323. AUG. 1994. P.14.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE ARE TWO DEPOSITS LOCATED IN THE TYNDINSK REGION IN THE AMUR DISTRICT APPROXIMATELY 25 KM APART: BOLSHOI SEYMIN AND KURANACH. EXPLORATION BEGAN IN 1974 AND CEASED IN 1990 WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CEASED FUNDING. AMUR TITAN PLANS TO DEVELOP THE DEPOSITS IN 1995. THESE DEPOSITS ARE FAVORABLY LOCATED NEAR A SPUR OF THE BAIKAL AMUR RAILROAD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1995 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

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