(Facility) Belovsk Zinc Smelter

Plant in Russia with commodity Zinc, Refiner
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134394
MAS/MILS ID 4520007021
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Belovsk Zinc Smelter
Alternate or previous names Belovo

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 86.31698, 54.44773 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 86.31698, 54.44773

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1931
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc, Refiner Zn 100 wt-pct Zinc Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLANT IS A HORIZONTAL RETORT PLANT WITH A CAPACITY OF 130,000 MTPY. IT IS BELIEVED TO TREAT SCRAP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL. THE ECONOMICS OF ZINC. 1990.

  • Deposit

    WORLD BANK. A STUDY OF THE SOVIET ECONOMY. 1991.

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. VOL. 1, 1991.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING REPORT. OCT. 8-15, 1993, P. 6.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC E-6. PLANT SOLD AT AUCTION OCT. 1993 UNDER PRIVATIZATION EFFORT. THE CAPACITY WAS 130000 MTPY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JAN-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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