Vilyui

Unknown in Russia with commodities Iridium, Platinum, Rhodium, Ruthenium
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304335
MAS/MILS ID 4520001075
Record type Site
Current site name Vilyui

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 121.61514, 63.74787 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE BEARINGS ARE FOR THE TOWN OF YAKUTSK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iridium Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Primary
Rhodium Critical Primary
Ruthenium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 121.61514, 63.74787

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Government Of Russia

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV, V. I. DEPOSITS OF THE PLATINUM METALS. PLACER

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS. IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR, V. III. PITMAN

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHING COMPANY, LONDON, 1977, PP. 100, 120-122.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. PLATINUM--IN BETTER HEALTH. MARCH 17,

  • Deposit

    1978, PP. 17-18.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT, JAN. 29 - FEB. 5, 1993, P. 13.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-94 Alaska Field Operations Center (AFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.