Saranov Complex

Producer in Russia with commodity Chromium
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159939
MAS/MILS ID 4520000105
Record type Site
Current site name Saranov Complex
Alternate or previous names Saranov Mine, Levikhinskiy, Saranovskaya Mine, Saranovsk Massif, Saranovsk Combine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 57.86828, 58.49791 (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
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 57.86828, 58.49791

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Sizing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Average Production Of Chrome Ore 140000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 140000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr 33.8 wt-pct Chromium Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EST. 10,000,000 MT AT 33.8 % CR2O3 WITH LOW CR/FE RATIO(1.45- 1.88/1), HIGH MGO, LOW CAO--GOOD REFRACTORY ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Names

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 5 (JUNE 11-18, 1993).

  • Deposit

    TATSCH, J. H. COPPER DEPOSITS: ORIGIN, EVOLUTION AND PRES-

  • Deposit

    ENT CHARACTERISTICS. TATSCA ASSOCIATES, SUDBURY, MASSA-

  • Deposit

    CHUSETS, 1975, P. 186-187.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A. MINERAL RESOURCES AND THE ECONOMY OF THE USSR.

  • Deposit

    MCGRAW HILL PUBLICATION, NEW YORK, 1973, P. 133-144.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LEVIKHINSKIY IS LOCATED IN THE URALS. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE TAKEN FROM KIROVGRAD WHERE THE ORE CONCENTRATOR IS LOCATED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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