| Deposit ID | 10158134 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4530000001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beloruskaliy Combine/Enterprise |
| Alternate or previous names | Soligorsk, Soligorsk Mining Region/Area, Starobin/Soligorsk Deposit, Soligorsk #1, Soligorsk #2, Soligorsk #3, Soligorsk #4, Nezhin Nizhin Deposit |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.53546, 52.79842 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Belarus(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Belarus |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Unknown |
| Carnallite | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Gypsum | Unknown |
| Halite | Unknown |
| Sylvite | Unknown |
| Town (1) | 27.53546, 52.79842 |
|---|
| Thickness | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 35000HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1963 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | U Dev. Pripyat |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Russian Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Russia |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Total Rated Mined Ore Capacity; 4 Mines 40000000 Mt/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4530000001 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. POTASH--INDUSTRY RESHAPED IN GOVERN-
MENT HANDS. FEBRUARY 1977, PP. 15, 23-26, 28-29.
MINING JOURNAL. SOVIET PROJECTS ADVANCE. OCTOBER 21, 1977,
P. 336.
GRUNDSTEDT, H. G. SOVIETS TRIPLE POTASH OUTPUT; SOLIGORSK
MINES LEAD EXPANSION. WORLD MINING, DECEMBER 1967, PP.
24-27.
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R.
IN MINERALS YEARBOOK, V. I, 1973, P. 897.
SUTULOV, A. MINERAL RESOURCES AND THE ECONOMY OF THE USSR.
MCGRAW-HILL, INC., NEW YORK, 1973, PP. 170-174.
WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES, THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP.
LTD, 1984 4TH ED. PP76-81.
SOVIET UNION, THE POTASH INDUSTRY OF BYELORUSSIA - SURVIVING
HARD TIMES; PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM #174, JULY-AUGUST,
1991, THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE FOR THE TOWN OF SOLIGORSK. FOUR MINES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS COMBINE/ENTERPRISE. ROOM & PILLAR, AND LONGWALL MINING METHODS ARE USED. THE NEZHIN (NIZHIN) DEPOSIT IS LOCATED CLOSE BY AND IS RELATED TO THE OTHER DEPOSITS IN THE AREA. IT WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THIS SEQ#. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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