Pechenga District

Producer in Russia with commodities Nickel, Gold, PGE, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000649
MRDS ID ISM0329
Record type District
Current site name Pechenga District
Alternate or previous names Petsamo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.73693, 69.33184 (WGS84)
Relative position KOLA PENINSULA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Gold Primary
PGE Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Tellurium Critical Primary
Selenium Primary
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.73693, 69.33184

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description SULFIDES SEPARATED IN MAFIC MAGMAS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1937

Mining district

District name PECHENGA DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SOVIET GOVERNMENT
  • Type Operator
    Owner SOVIET GOVERNMENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 PAGE, NORMAN J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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