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Primorski

Producer in Russia with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230801
MAS/MILS ID 4520000177
Record type Site
Current site name Primorski
Alternate or previous names Smirnov, South, Krasnorechenskiy

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 135.36534, 44.61494 (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 NEAREST TOWN BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC F-10.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 135.36534, 44.61494
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MINE RECOVERS ORE FROM TWO ORE ZONES, THE SOUTH DEPOSIT THE SMIRNOV DEPOSIT. BOTH ARE HYDROTHERMAL VEIN DEPOSITS, HOSTED BY SHALES AND SANDSTONES.
  • MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG STRIKE LENGTH OF 2700M, DIPPING 40-75 DEGREES. THICKNESS IS UP TO 4M. ORE MINERALS ARE SPHALERITE, GALENA, PYRRHOTITE, PYRITE, CASSITERITE, AND ARSENOPYRITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1959

Mining district

District name Tetyukhe

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dalpolymetal Enterprise
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTS TO KRASNORECHENSKAYA CONCENTRATOR, 2.5KM FROM MINE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR 16 YR PRODUCTION. (12-13 MILLION TONNES) RESERVES PROVEN TO 300M IN SOUTH ORE ZONE AND 600M IN THE SMIRNOV ORE ZONE. GRADES TO FALL AS MINING GOES DEEPER. CUTOFF GRADE IS 3% ZN, MINIMUM WIDTH IS 0.8M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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