Tundrovoe Deposit

Occurrence in Russia with commodity Nickel
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184182
MAS/MILS ID 4520000423
Record type Site
Current site name Tundrovoe Deposit
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 68.76774, 55.61451 (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
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 68.76774, 55.61451

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Production Of Ore @ 0.6% Ni (Projected) 2500000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Nickel Nickel 2500000mt 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.6 wt-pct Nickel Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATES OF OVERALL RESERVES AT THE TUNDROVOE DEPOSIT ARE YET TO BE FINALIZED. HOWEVER, DEVELOPERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO MINE AN ANNUAL 2 TO 3 MILLION METRIC TONS OF ORE AT THE SITE, FROM WHICH UP TO 15,000 TONS OF NICKEL MAY BE PRODUCED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 13 (MAR. 5-12, 1993).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-94 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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