Mine detail: Kingisepp

Previously called 'Kingiseppskoe'

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Location

Lat / long:

58.24657, 22.50646

Resource(N)

Primary:

Phosphorus-Phosphates

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1963
Last production ended:	1982

Geology

Host rock:	Volkhovsk Series;Obulus Layer;Tiskresk Layer
Host type:	Sandstone,Limestone,Dolomite,Phosphorite
Structure:	Pribaltic Phosphate Basin

References

MRDS	ISM0444
DEP	10024706
Reference	{Deposit:: TSVETKOV, YU. J., 1975: PHOSPHORITES (RUSSIAN); IN: GEOLOGIYA SSSR, VOL.1, PART 2, ZISKIN, M.S., (EDITOR), MOSCOV, NEDRA, 1975, P.109-129}{Deposit:: THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON}{Deposit:: PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO.87, JAN./FEB. 1977, P.14, LONDON}
Reporter	Hofmann, Ursula