Antonovogorsk Mine

Producer in Russia with commodities Bismuth, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304442
MAS/MILS ID 4520000504
Record type Site
Current site name Antonovogorsk Mine
Alternate or previous names Antonova Gora, Incorrect Spelling, Anatonova Gora This May Be An, Antonogorsk Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 116.2491, 50.53118 (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
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 116.2491, 50.53118

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.6M
    Length 900M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 970319

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE VEINS ARE CONFINED TO WELL-DEVELOPED SHEAR JOINTS STRIKING NORTHEASTERLY AND DIPPING STEEPLY NORTH. DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS WITH CROSS-LINKING AND EN ECHELON CONSTRUCTION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1930

Mining district

District name East Transbaikalia

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Russian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Russia
    Year 1993
    First year 1991
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner State
    Interest 100
    Year 1982

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Demonstrated 1215000mt ore
    Total resources 1215000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.8 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 1215000mt ore
    Total resources 1215000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.8 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1993

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Capacity 250
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV, V. I., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.S.R. VOL. 3,

  • Deposit

    PITTMAN PUBLISHING, 1977, PP. 205-207.

  • Deposit

    ANSTETT, T. F., D. I. BLIEWAS AND R. J. HURDELBRINK,

  • Deposit

    TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY-MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, USDOI

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES, JANUARY 1983, P. 23.

  • Deposit

    RABCHEVSKY, GEORGE A., THE TUNGSTEN INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL ISSUES: AN ANALYTICAL SERIES, USDOI, BUREAU OF

  • Deposit

    MINES, NOVEMBER 1988, P. 37.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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