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Kadain

Producer in Russia with commodities Lead, 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 10230797
MAS/MILS ID 4520000182
Record type Site
Current site name Kadain

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 119.29899, 50.9146 (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 MAP ONC E-8.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 119.29899, 50.9146
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MINERALS ARE SPHALERITE, GALENA, AND PYRITE.
  • BOTH MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED ORE IS PRESENT. MINERALIZATION OCCURS AS NORTH-SOUTH STRIKING VEINS, 2-2.5M THICK AND STEEPLY DIPPING TO THE WEST IN LENS SHAPED BODIES UP TO 50M LONG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1950
Year of first production 1956

Mining district

District name Nerchinsk

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Nerchinsk Polymetallic Enterprise
    Home office Russia
    Year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT TO KADAIN CONCENTRATOR, 4.5KM FROM MINE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR 6-8 YR PRODUCTION (1M TONNES). CUTOFF GRADE IS 0.8% PB OR 2.5% COMBINED PB/ZN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU STUDY. 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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