Kavadarci Nickel Deposit - Yugoslavia

Occurrence in Macedonia with commodities Nickel, Iron
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. Production statistics
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069198
MRDS ID W002657
Record type Site
Current site name Kavadarci Nickel Deposit - Yugoslavia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 22.01848, 41.43208 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Macedonia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Macedonia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 22.01848, 41.43208

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.85 % Ni Expected Production
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Nickel Nickel 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 110000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.3 wt-pct Nickel Major 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK - METALS SOURCEBOOK, 2/11/74, ITEM #B1424

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 3/4/74

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 4/17/72

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FENI-RUDUICI, OPERATORS-ENERGOINVEST, OWNERS. INVESTMENT OF $187-MILLION FOR 16,500 MTPY NI, AND 600,000 MTPY FE INCONCENTRATES. STARTUP SCHEDULED 1977

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1974 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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