Vezhaya-Vorykva Bauxite Field

Producer in Russia with commodity Aluminum
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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206978
MAS/MILS ID 4520000012
Record type Site
Current site name Vezhaya-Vorykva Bauxite Field
Alternate or previous names Field., Vezhayu-Vorykvinskoe Bauxite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 49.669, 64.73138 (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
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 49.669, 64.73138

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope

Mining district

District name Central Timan

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Russia Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • MINE FEEDS BOGOSLOVSK REFINERY.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ESTIMATED FEED GRADE IS 46% AL2O3
  • MINE IS OPEN SHAFT TYPE. REPORTED CAPACITY IS 3,000,000 MTPY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR. 1977.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING RECORD. JULY 17, 1992.

  • Deposit

    INTERFAX MINING RECORD. JAN. 22-29, 1993.

  • Deposit

    MAP OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF RUSSIA AND ADJACENT COUNTRIES

  • Deposit

    (IN THE FORMER USSR BOUNDARIES), 1991, SCALE 1:5,000,000.

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHED IN RUSSIA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IT IS INFERRED, BASED UPON AVAILABLE DATA, THAT THE OPERATING MINE REPORTED BY INTERFAX IS THE VEZHAYU-VORYKVA MINE. LOCATION TO NEAREST TOWN BASED ON US ARMY GAZETTEER AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC C-3. CIS MINE DATA INDICATES PROPERTY HAS BEEN EXPLORED BUT IS HELD IN RESERVE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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