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Boulkalakh River Basin

Occurrence in Russia with commodities Platinum, Iron, Palladium, Ruthenium, Copper, Nickel, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038973
MRDS ID M046467
Record type Site
Current site name Boulkalakh River Basin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 119.36233, 72.3408 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • MIDDLE COURSE ENRICHED, LOCATION GENERAL ; YAKUTSKAYA ASSR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Palladium Critical Primary
Ruthenium Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYTICAL X - RAY DATA INCLUDED BY SHPUNT.

Nearby scientific data

(1) 119.36233, 72.3408
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pt "Highs" Assoc. With Uplifts Of Udzhinian, Bilirian, Khatygynian, And Boulkalakhian Blocks

Ore body information

  • General form TERRACES, STREAM BARS, STREAM BED SEDIMENTS
    Thickness 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Quaternary Sediments, Peak Concentrations In Lowermost Profile Next To Floor Of Ferruginized Pebblestone; In Recent Alluvium, In Pebbly - Sandy Layer At Base

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: MIDDLE - UPPER QUATERNARY LACUSTRINE - ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS, SILTS, SANDS, PEBBLY SANDS WITH FLINT AND QUARTZITE GRAVEL, FERRUGINIZED PEBBLESTONES, AT BASE RECENT ALLUVIUM - SANDS, SILTS, GRAVELS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Mining district

District name Anabar - Olenek Interstream

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1975 Till, Alison B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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