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Levikhin Mine

Producer in Russia with commodities Copper, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231407
MAS/MILS ID 4520000244
Record type Site
Current site name Levikhin Mine
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 59.91816, 57.58119 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 59.91816, 57.58119
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Date of Last Modification 930106

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1927

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Russia
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kirovgrad Copper Smelting Enterprise
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 1.5% Cu; 1.0% Zn 250000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • MINING OPERATIONS AT THE LEVIKHIN MINE COMMENCED IN 1927. THE COST OF MINING ONE METRIC TON OF ORE IN 1991 WAS R41.50.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES AT LEVIKHIN ARE SUFFICIENT FOR APPROXIMATELY A FURTHER 14 YEARS OF PRODUCTION, SUCH AS APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILLION METRIC TONS. THE CUT-OFF GRADE IS 0.7 PERCENT COPPER.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL ORE IS DELIVERED BY RAIL TO THE KIROVGRAD CONCENTRATOR WHICH IS 30 KILOMETERS FROM THE MINE.
  • THE LEVIKHIN DEPOSIT IS MINED BY UNDERGROUND METHODS. THE MINE IS ACCESSED BY A NUMBER OF SHAFTS AND ORE IS EXTRACTED BY OPEN STOPING WITH SUB-LEVELS. NO BACKFILL IS USED. MOST CURRENT WORKING IS BETWEEN THE 280 AND THE 620 METER LEVELS AND THE MINE OPERATES ON A THREE SHIFT BASIS FOR 280 TO 300 DAYS PER YEAR. ORE RECOVERY IS 95 PERCENT AND DILUTION IS 20 PERCENT. TRACKED HAULAGE IS USED WITH ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES OF SOVIET ORIGIN. ALL OTHER MOBILE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SCRAPER WINCHES AND DRILLING RIGS, IS ALSO OF SOVIET ORIGIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

    LEAD, AND ZINC INDUSTRIES OF THE FORMER USSR, VOL. 2,

  • Deposit

    PP. 89-90 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1995 Collins, Dan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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