Noril'Sk-Talnakh District

Producer in Russia with commodities Rhodium, Nickel, Ruthenium, Cobalt, Iridium, Copper, Platinum, Palladium, Osmium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000602
MRDS ID ISM0241
Record type District
Current site name Noril'Sk-Talnakh District
Alternate or previous names Noril'Sk, Oktyabr'Skiy, Talnakh (2 Deposits), Tamyr Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 88.13364, 69.33111 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATION OF MOUNT RUDNAYA, THE ORIGINAL SITE OF CU-NI DISCOVERY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Rhodium Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Ruthenium Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Iridium Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Platinum Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Primary
Osmium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 88.13364, 69.33111

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description MAGMATIC SULFIDES SEPARATED IN GABBROIC LIQUIDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1920

Mining district

District name NORIL'SK-TALNAKH DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SOVIET GOVERNMENT
  • Type Operator
    Owner SOVIET GOVERNMENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 FOOSE, MICHAEL P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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