Tyrny-Aux

Producer in Russia with commodities Bismuth, Molybdenum, Tungsten
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. 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 10182572
MAS/MILS ID 4520000194
Record type Site
Current site name Tyrny-Aux
Alternate or previous names Tyrnauz

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 42.91821, 43.39838 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 42.91821, 43.39838

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 30M
    Length 1600M
    Width 900M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830812

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1934
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1940
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Kabardin

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Description 1100000 Mtpy
  • Year 1967
    Description 1100000 Mtpy
  • Year 1968
    Description 1100000 Mtpy
  • Year 1969
    Description 1100000 Mtpy
  • Year 1970
    Description 1100000 Mtpy
  • Year 1971
    Description 1100000 Mtpy
  • Year 1972
    Description 1100000 Mtpy
  • Year 1973
    Description 1400000 Mtpy
  • Year 1974
    Description 1400000 Mtpy
  • Year 1975
    Description 1400000 Mtpy
  • Year 1976
    Description 1400000 Mtpy
  • Year 1977
    Description 1700000 Mtpy
  • Year 1978
    Description 1700000 Mtpy
  • Year 1979
    Description 1700000 Mtpy
  • Year 1980
    Description 1700000 Mtpy

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Demonstrated 50800000mt ore
    Total resources 50800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.6 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Capacity 3000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 5000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RABCHEVSKY, GEORGE A., MINERAL ISSUES: AN ANALYTICAL SERIES

  • Deposit

    THE TUNGSTEN INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R., USDOI, BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    MINES, NOVEMBER 1988, PP. 25-26.

  • Deposit

    SHABAD, THEODORE, BASIC INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S.S.R.

  • Deposit

    COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK & LONDON, 1969, PP.

  • Deposit

    144-146.

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV, V. I.,ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.S.R., VOL. 3,

  • Deposit

    PITTMAN PUBLISHING, PP. 130-137.

  • Deposit

    USBM, FOREIGN TUNGSTEN PROPERTIES CONTROLLED ECONOMY COUNT-

  • Deposit

    RIES PROFILE REPORT-TYRNY - AUX, JULY 1982.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE REFINERY IS A HYDROMETALLURGICAL PLANT A FEW KILOMETERS NORTH OF THE MINE SITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-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.