Arylakhskoe

Occurrence in Russia with commodities Copper, Nickel, Platinum, Palladium, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039118
MRDS ID M046662
Record type Site
Current site name Arylakhskoe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 89.33359, 69.99783 (WGS84)
Relative position ON NORTH SLOPE KHARAEL PLATEAU,150 KM NORTH OF TOWN OF NORIL'SK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • RUSSIAN SFSR, KRASNOYARSKII KRAI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result IN OLIVINE DIABASES: PT=0.361 G/T, PD=0.374 G/T, AU=0.051 G/T, CLINOPYROXENES FROM OLIVINE DIABASES: PT=0.070-0.035 G/T, PD=0.074-0.009 G/T.

Nearby scientific data

(1) 89.33359, 69.99783

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Close To Severo-Kharaelakhskii Deep Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Richest Sulphides At Base Of "Cross-Section", West End Of Intrusion , Copper-Nickel Ore Of Industrial Concentration

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MAGNETIC, GRAVITY AND CHEMICAL ANOMALIES HERE.; HR.AGE.MV: OLIVINE AND TROLTOLITIC GABBRO - DOLERITES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Noril'Sk, Northern

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GORYAINOV, I.N., KAVARDIN, G.I.,1968, CU-NI DEPOSITS AND ORE BODIES, IN "TRAPS OF THE YENESEI ORE PROVINCE", TRUDY NAUCHNO-ISSLEDOVATEL'SKOGO INSTITUTA GEOLOGII ARKTIKI, TOM 158,PP.144-166

  • Deposit

    URVANTSEV,N.N.,ET AL,1973, PERSPEKTIVY RASSHIRENIYA MINERAL'NO-SYREVOI BAZY MEDNO-NIKELEVYKH RUD NA SEVERYE KRASNOYARSKOGO KRAI, IN: SEVERO-SIBIRSKII NIKELENOSNYI REGION I EGO PROMYSHLENNYE PERSPEKTIVY - SBORNIK STATEI, NIIGA, LENINGRAD

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY SHOWS INTRUSIVE BODY CONTINUING UNDERGROUND TO THE NORTHWEST FOR 5 KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1976 Till, Alison B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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