Severny

Producer in Russia with commodities Copper, Nickel
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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305386
MAS/MILS ID 4520000110
Record type Site
Current site name Severny

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 30.50362, 69.41522 (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 TO ORE ZONE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO ORE ORE ZONES AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP C-2.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 30.50362, 69.41522

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1972
Year of first production 1975

Mining district

District name Pechenga District

Ownership information

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ACCESS TO THE MINE IS BY TWIN HAUL ADITS. PRODUCTION OCCURS ON THE 260 AND 320 M LEVELS. THE PRIMARY MINING METHOD IS SUBLEVEL STOPING WITH BACKFILLING. IT IS EXTRACTING ORE FROM BELOW THE TSENTRALY OPEN PIT. WHEN ORE THICKNESS IS LESS THAN 3 M, SHORT-HOLE DRILLING IS USED; IF GREATER THAN 3 M, LONG HOLE DRILLING IS USED. FEED GRADE REPORTED AS 1 PCT NI (1992) AND 650,000 MT ORE/YR

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Length of Inclines (m) 6500
    Slope of Inclines 10
    Number of Inclines 1
    Capacity 1780
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. RUSSIA'S PECHANGANIKEL. MAY 1992, P. 270.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JAN-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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