Orsk Group

Producer in Russia with commodity Nickel
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. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279576
MAS/MILS ID 4520000146
Record type Site
Current site name Orsk Group
Alternate or previous names Buruktal, Chalilovo, Ajdyrlja, Southern Urals, Sakhara, Ajdarbak, Akkermanovka

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 58.50129, 51.24797 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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-5.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 58.50129, 51.24797

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Southern Urals

Ownership information

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Measured 62000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 62000000mt ore
    Total resources 62000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.1 wt-pct Nickel Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GROUP CONSISTS OF THE CHALILOVO, AKKERMANOVKA, AJDARBAK, AJDYRLJA, BURUKTAL, AKKARGA, AND SAKHARA DEPOSITS. SOME DEPOSITS ARE PRODUCING BUT STATUS OF EACH IS UNKNOWN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL. THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-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.