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Tsentralny

Producer in Russia with commodities Copper, Nickel, Zinc
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207326
MAS/MILS ID 4520000111
Record type Site
Current site name Tsentralny
Alternate or previous names Zndanovsk, Zndanovskoye

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 30.50362, 69.41522 (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 MINING AREA BASED ON PROXIMITY TO NEARBY DEPOSITS AND DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY MAP ONC C-2.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 30.50362, 69.41522
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ORE IS HIGHLY MINERALIZED, GRADING TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE THAN AT REGULAR DEPOSITS, WHICH SHOULD MEAN LOW BARREN ROCK YIELDS DURING PROCESSING.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1956
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1956

Mining district

District name Pechenga District

Ownership information

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

Comments on the production information

  • THE TSENTRALNAYA PIT CURRENTLY PRODUCES ABOUT 80,000 METRIC TONS OF NICKEL-COPPER-ZINC ORE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATES STATE THAT THE SLAG PILE CONSISTS OF 135 MILLION MT OF MATERIAL AT 0.5% NI.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE CANADIAN NON-FERROUS METAL ORE MINING AND PROCESSING COMPANY COMINCO SHOULD INVEST RBS 250 MILLION IN EXTRACTING COPPER FROM SLAG HEAPS AT THE TSENTRALNAYA MINE IN THE CHELYABINSK REGION TOWN OF KARABASH. THE CANADIAN COMPANY SHOULD SET UP A 50/50 JOINT VENTURE WITH A LOCAL JOINT STOCK COMPANY KOVELLIN, WHICH DEVELOPS ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEAN FACILITIES FOR THE MINING AND PROCESSING OF ORES. ACCORDING TO A PROJECT PROPOSED BY KOVELLIN, THE TWO SIDES PLAN TO SET UP AN ENTERPRISE AT THE MINE WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS TO EXTRACT SEVERAL METALS, INCLUDING COPPER AND ZINC, FROM SLAG HEAPS, CURRENTLY TOTALLING 4.5 MILLION METRIC TONS. THE RBS 500 MILLION PROJECT STIPULATES THAT THE VENTURE WILL WORK 15,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR. THE PROPOSED JOINT VENTURE MAY EVENTUALLY EXTRACT COPPER AND OTHER ELEMENTS FROM ORE MINED AT THE PIT ITSELF, HOWEVER, THE DETAILS OF THAT PROJECT ARE NOT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. NEVERTHELESS, THE SIDES PLAN THE JOINT VENTURE PARTICIPATION IN RECONSTRUCTING THE PIT, POSSIBLY INCREASING CAPACITY TO 250,000 TO 300,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR.
  • THE CURRENT OPEN PIT EXTENDS TO 300M, AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED FURTHER. TRUCKS HAUL ORE TO TRANSFER STATIONS, OVERBURDEN IS TRANSPORTED BY RAIL. TRUCKS HAVE CAPACITIES OF 75-110 T. EXCAVATION IS DONE WITH SHOVELS WITH 6.5, 8, AND 12 CUBIC METER CAPACITIES. ORE IS TRANSPORTED FROM THE TRANSFER STATION TO THE ZAPOLYARNIJ DRESSING PLANT. COMBINED CAPACITY OF TSENTRALNY AND ZAPADNY PITS IS 6 MILLION MTPY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    INTERFAX, MINING REPORT, P. 6 (APRIL 23-30, 1993).

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE. RUSSIA'S PECHANGANIKEL. MAY 1992, P. 270.

Reporter information

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

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