Nikolaevo Mine

Producer in Kazakhstan with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134116
MAS/MILS ID 4590000146
Record type Site
Current site name Nikolaevo Mine
Alternate or previous names Nikolaevo, Nikolayevka., Nicolayev.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 81.91713, 50.63111 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kazakhstan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Kazakhstan

Comments on the location information

  • NIKOLAEVO DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN, 150 KILOMETERS SOUTH OF BARNAUL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) 81.91713, 50.63111

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 921117

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1968

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Kazakhstan.
    Interest 100
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner East Kazakhstan Copper And Chemical Enterprise.
    Home office Kazakhstan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 1283000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 1300000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 1250000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 1290000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ESTIMATED ORE GRADES ARE AS FOLLOWS: FOR 1988, 1.8 PERCENT COPPER, 3.9 PERCENT ZINC, AND 0.5 PERCENT LEAD; FOR 1989, 2.1 PERCENT COPPER, 4.4 PERCENT ZINC, AND 0.5 PERCENT LEAD; FOR 1990, 2.3 PERCENT COPPER, 3.7 PERCENT ZINC, AND 0.5 PERCENT LEAD; FOR 1991, 2.0 PERCENT COPPER, 3.6 PERCENT ZINC, AND 0.5 PERCENT LEAD; AND PROJECTED FOR THE YEAR 1995, THERE IS NO GIVEN ORE GRADES, BECAUSE ORE GRADES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THE CUT-OFF GRADE IS 0.7 PERCENT COPPER. RESERVES ARE DELINEATED TO A DEPTH OF 450 METERS.
  • RESERVES ARE SUFFICIENT FOR A FURTHER 18 YEARS OF PRODUCTION.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE DEPOSIT IS WORKED BY OPEN PIT. THE FINAL PLANNED DEPTH IS 180 METERS. THE FINE GRANED ORE IS VERY RICH IN SULPHUR AND THERE IS A RISK OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. NIKOLAEVSK POLYMETALLIC MINE. SEPTEMBER

  • Deposit

    1974, 244 P.

  • Deposit

    SHABAD, T. SOVIET GEOGRAPHY. V. 15, 1974, 595 P.

  • Deposit

    STRISHKOV, E. M. THE COPPER INDUSTRY OF THE USSR. MINING

  • Deposit

    MAGAZINE. MAY 1979, P. 429-441.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARSH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

    LEAD, AND ZINC INDUSTRIES OF THE FORMER USSR, VOL. 2,

  • Deposit

    PP. 43-44 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-DEC-1992 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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