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Kachkanar Pit I

Producer in Russia with commodities Iron, Vanadium
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133713
MAS/MILS ID 4520000061
Record type Site
Current site name Kachkanar Pit I
Alternate or previous names Kachkanar Deposit, Kachkanarsky

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 59.50152, 58.7479 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 59.50152, 58.7479
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit

Mining district

District name Kachkanar

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1989
  • Type Operator
    Owner Uralruda Amalgation
    Home office Russia
    Year 1989

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS INCLUDED IN URALRUDA AMALGAMATION

Comments on other economic factors

  • THERE IS A HIGH COST OF RAIL CHARGES. REPORTED COST OF PRODUCTION $25/T; SELLING PRICE $30/T FREIGHT COST REPORTED TO BE $20-$40/T
  • IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT 54,000 METRIC TONS OF IRON ORE WAS EXPORTED FROM THE KACHKANAR ENTERPRISE IN JANUARY 1993.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHABAD, T., BASIC INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES OF THE USSR. COLUMBIA

  • Deposit

    UNIV. PRESS,NEW YORK. 1969. P. 219.

  • Deposit

    SOVIET GEOGRAPHY, V. 12, 1971, P. 78

  • Deposit

    SOVIET GEOGRAPHY, V. 14, 1973, P. 275

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES. UNITED NATIONS, NEW

  • Deposit

    YORK. 1970, P. 398

  • Deposit

    IRON AND STEEL WORKS OF THE USSR. METAL BULLETIN BOOKS LTD.

  • Deposit

    1992, P. 2.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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