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Vostochny Eastern Mine

Plant in Russia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158445
MAS/MILS ID 4520000530
Record type Site
Current site name Vostochny Eastern Mine
Alternate or previous names Koashva, Niorpakh Deposit, Koashva Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 34.16993, 67.66511 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 34.16993, 67.66511
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 17W
    Thickness 200M
    Length 11000M
    Width 2000M
    Area 89HA
    Depth to top 200M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45E:17W
    Total Surface Area (HA) 89
    Date of Last Modification 830328

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE BODY CONSISTS OF PHOSPHATE BEARING LAYERS, 10-200 METERS THICK, WITHIN A NEPHELINE-SYENITE PLUTON. HOST ROCK IS A NEPHELINE-SYENITE; IN THE KHIBINY MASSIF, AGE IS UPPER CARBONIFEROUS (MOSCOVIAN).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1926
Year of first production 1981
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

Mining district

District name Khibiny Massif

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Phosphate Input 16.5%; Output Is 39.5% 3500000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 3500000mt 40wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • TWO PRODUCTS GO TO TWO MILLS;A AND B GO TO ANOF-2 AND C AND D TO ANOF-1. INVESTMENT SET FOR MILL CAP TOTAL IS DIVIDED EVENLY BETWEEN THE TWO MILLS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 500000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 500000000mt ore
    Total resources 500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 14 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1987

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 10769
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.82
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 325
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 21538
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.82
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 325
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, BRITISH SULPHUR CORP.

  • Deposit

    LDT., 1987, PP 224, 227-229.

  • Deposit

    DZHUMALIEV, T.D., 1972, PHOSPHORITE-BEARING DEPOSITS AT THE

  • Deposit

    BASE OF THE SHABATKY FORMATION OF THE MALYI KARATAU IN

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    KAZAKHSTAN. LITOLOGIYA: POLEZMJE ISKAPAENIYE, 3,

  • Deposit

    PP76-85, TRANSLATIONS AVAILABALE FROM CONSULTANTS BUREAU

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    PLENUM PRESS, NEW YORK.

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    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1973, SOVIET UNION EXPANDING

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    MINERALS INDUSTRY, JULY.

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    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1980A, SOVIET BUREAUCRATS

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    SQUABBLE OVER USE OF PHOSPHATE ROCK, APRIL.

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    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1980B, RUSSIAN MINING SECTOR

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    PROBLEMS NEGLECTED BY BUREAUCRATS; PRAVDA, DECEMBER, P13.

  • Deposit

    ILYIN, A.V., "APATITE DEPOSITS IN THE KHIBINY AND KOVDOR

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    ALKALINE IGNEOUS COMPLEXES, KOLA PENNINSULA, NORTHWEST

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    USSR", PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD, VOL. 2, CAMBRIDGE

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    UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1989, PP. 485-492.

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    ISMA, 1981, NEWS ITEM REGARDING PHOSPHATES AT OKTYBINSK,

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    U.S.S.R.

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    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1981, EASTERN EUROPE PHOSPHATE, PP.

  • Deposit

    590-591.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1975, SUB-LEVEL CAVING IN SOVIET APATITE-

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    NEPHELINE ORE, NOVEMBER, P. 405, NOTHOLT, ARTHUR J.G.,

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    1979, THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF IGNEOUS

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    PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN EUROPE AND THE U.S.S.R., ECONOMIC

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    GEOLOGY, 74, PP. 339-350.

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    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, 1978, NEWS ITEM REGARDING U.S.S.R.,

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    NO. 94 (3/4).

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    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, 1979A, SOVIET PHOSPHATES IN TENTH

  • Deposit

    FYP-I, NO. 102 (7/8), PP. 16-17, 19-20.

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    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, 1979B, SOVIET PHOSPHATES IN TENTH

  • Deposit

    FYP-II, NO. 103 (9/10), PP. 21-23, 43.

  • Deposit

    SILVA, ANTENOR FIRMINO, JR., 1979, BENEFICIATION PROCESS

  • Deposit

    AND ECONOMICS OF THE USE OF LOW GRADE PHOSPHATE ROCK.

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    UNPUBLISHED REPORT, PAULO ABIB ENG., S. A., SAO PAULO,

  • Deposit

    BRAZIL. 18 PP. + 4 FIGURES.

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    STRISHKOV, E.M., 1977, MINERAL INDUSTRIES OF THE U.S.S.R.,

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    BUREAU OF MINES, U.S. DEPT. OF INTERIOR, PUB. MP-2, 19P.

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    ZELLARS, M.E. AND J.M. WILLIAMS, 1978, EVALUATION OF THE

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILA-

  • Deposit

    BILITY SYSTEM. FINAL REPORT. PREPARED FOR THE BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    MINES, U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, CONTRACT NO. J0377000,

  • Deposit

    ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC., LAKELAND, FLORIDA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE OLD MAS DATA BASE PRINT OUTS SEQ. #4610000028 AND SEQ. 4610380035 FOR DEPOSIT EVALUATION ESTIMATES. THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE PEFR. THESE TWO OLD LISTING WERE COMBINED INTO THIS NEW RUSSIAN (452) SEQ. # LISTING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-OCT-96 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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