(Facility) Dalpolymetal Lead Smelter

Plant in Russia with commodities Lead, Smelter, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10190860
MAS/MILS ID 4520007025
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Dalpolymetal Lead Smelter
Alternate or previous names Tetulkhe, Tetuikhe

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 135.49863, 44.54824 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY ONC F-10.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead, Smelter Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 135.49863, 44.54824

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1930
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dalpolymetal Production Unit
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • BYPRODUCTS INCLUDE: REFINED AG, BI,

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLANT USES SMELTING OF CONC. BY WATERJACKETED FURNACES AND PRIMARY FIRE REFINING. SLAG STOCKPILES CONTAIN 150,000 MT OF SLAG, GRADING 14% ZN, 1.5% PB.

Comments on the workings information

  • PLANT DISCHARGES HIGH LEVELS OF IMPURITIES, AND THERE IS NO SULPHUR CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY AND WATER IS UNTREATED. TYPICAL IMPURITY CONC. IS: 0.9MG/L ZN, 0.1MG/L PB, 0.82MG/L AS AND 0.2MG/L SB IN WATER. MORE THAN 19T PB AND 7T ZN PER YEAR ARE DISCHARGES INTO THE AIR.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEED FROM TSENTRALNAYA CONCENTRATOR, 33KM FROM PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

  • Deposit

    WORLD BANK. A STUDY OF THE SOVIET ECONOMY. FEB. 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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