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Urup Concentrator

Producer in Russia with commodity Copper
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279652
MAS/MILS ID 4520000247
Record type Site
Current site name Urup Concentrator
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 40.96826, 43.69839 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 40.96826, 43.69839
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1968

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 Urup Mining And Concentrating Enterprise
    Home office Russia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Milled @ 1.7% Copper 458000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 458000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production @ 15.8% Copper 43000 Metric Tons (Estimated).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 43000mt 16wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATIONS COMMENCED IN 1968 AND THE CONCENTRATOR WAS MODERNISED IN 1987. A PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER AND TWO STAGES OF CONE CRUSHING REDUCE THE RUN-OF-MINE ORE. THE ORE BENEFICIATION PROCESS INCLUDES A FLOTATION CIRCUIT CONSISTING OF A COPPER SECTION WITH ROUGHER, SCAVENGER, AND CLEANER CELLS, AND A PYRITE SECTION COMPRISING ROUGHERS AND SCAVENGERS. THE TAIL FROM THE FIRST COPPER CLEANER AND THE CONCENTRATE FROM THE COPPER SCAVENGER ARE RE-GROUND IN THE SECONDARY BALL MILL. THE TAIL FROM THE COPPER SCAVENGERS IS FED TO THE PYRITE ROUGHERS AND SCAVENGERS TO PRODUCE A PYRITE CONCENTRATE AND TAILINGS THAT ARE DISCARDED. TAILINGS ARE PUMPED TO A DAM ABOUT 1.5 KILOMETERS FROM THE CONCENTRATOR. THERE ARE REPORTED DIFFICULTIES WITH CLEANING THE OFF-GASES FROM THE CONCENTRATE DRIERS. IN 1989, THE COST PER METRIC TON MILLED WAS R4.86.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL ORE IS SUPPLIED BY THE URUP MINE, 14 KILOMETERS FROM THE PLANT. COPPER CONCENTRATE IS DELIVERED TO THE SREDNEURALSK SMELTER. PYRITE CONCENTRATE IS SUPPLIED TO THE ENTERPRISE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY.

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. 255-56 (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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