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Kingisepp Apatit Group

Plant in Russia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255433
MAS/MILS ID 4520000222
Record type Site
Current site name Kingisepp Apatit Group
Alternate or previous names Kronstadt, Baltic Region, Kingisepp, Lenningrad Oblast

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 28.60254, 59.36509 (WGS84)
Elevation 200
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Unknown
Glauconite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 28.60254, 59.36509
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.2M
    Area 10000HA
    Depth to top 19M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10000
    Date of Last Modification 921230

Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA OF MINERALIZATION IS REPORTED AS 100 SQ. KM. STRIKE IS REPORTED TO BE SOUTHEAST; DIP IS 0.25 PERCENT. THE PRODUCING ORE BED ARIES IN THICKNESS FROM 1 TO 5M. CALCIUM OXIDE CONTENT OF CONCENTRATE IS 38 TO 44 PERCENT. ARGILLITE IS ALSO PRESENT.
  • ORE MINERAL REPORTED AS "ARENACEOUS SCHISTS CONTAINING PHOSPHATIZED SHELLS". MOST OF THE ORE CONSISTS OF GRAINS LESS THAN 1MM IN DIAM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1955
Mining method Strip-Level
Year of first production 1963
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Leningrad Oblast

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

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

Comments on the production information

  • THE PRODUCT IS EITHER DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE USSR AS A DIRECT APPLICATION FERTILIZER, OR SENT TO ONE OF TWO AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS ON-SITE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINING RECOVERY IS ASSUMED TO BE 90 PERCENT. RESERVES REFLECT TONNAGES ATTRIBUTED ONLY TO THE KINGISEPP OPERATION. DATA TAKEN FROM OLD SEQ# FILE 4610480001 R-REC 2. RESERVE DATA FORM BRITISH SULFUR, PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 5TH ED. PP. 230, 236.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 10
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 26667
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on other economic factors

  • THERE ARE TWO OPEN PIT MINES AT KINGISEPP. OVERBURDEN OF DOLOMITE LIMESTONE IS REMOVED AND THE ORE BED IS EXPLOITED BY BENCHES AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 8 MIL MTPY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, 5TH EDITION, 1987, PP. 224, 230, 235-236.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, 1979B, SOVIET PHOSPHATES IN TENTH

  • Deposit

    FYP-II, NO. 103 (9/10), PP. 21-23, 43.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM. 1981. NEWS ITEM REGARDING U.S.S.R.,

  • Deposit

    NO. 112 (MARCH/APRIL), BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION.

  • Deposit

    THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R.,MINERALS YEARBOOK,1975.

  • Deposit

    SHABAD, THEODORE. 1979. BASIC INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES OF THE

  • Deposit

    U.S.S.R., COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK AND

  • Deposit

    LONDON, 108 PP.

  • Deposit

    OXFORD WORLD ATLAS. 1973, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

  • Deposit

    KRASILNIKOVA, N.A. AND ILYIN A.V., THE ORDOVICIAN BALTIC

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORITE BASIN, USSR, PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE

  • Deposit

    WORLD, V.2, CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS, PP. 494-496, 1989.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OLD MAS SEQ# LAT/LONG. WERE FOR LAKE PEIPUS. THE TOWN OF KINGISEPP (KRONSTADT) IS APPROXIMATELY 5KM FROM THIS LAKE. NEW MILS LAT/LONG IS FOR THIS TOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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