Mine detail: Xl Years of the Kazakh-Melodezhnoe Deposit

Previously called 'Donskoye Group of Chromite DepositsDonskoye Mining and Concentration Complex'

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Location

Lat / long: 50.24799, 58.50127

Resource(M)

Primary: Chromium
Discovery year: 1936

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: MAGMATIC, PODIFORM
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Structure:ULTRAMAFIC PORTION OF OPHIOLITE

References

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Reference{Deposit:: SMIRNOV, V. I., ED., 1977, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR, V. I: LONDON, PITMAN PUBLISHING CO., P. 206. (G1-G13, C4-C10, RR1)}{Deposit:: STRISHKOV, V. V., 1982, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R., IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1980, V. III, AREA REPORTS-INTERNATIONAL: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 1003-1074. (C18, PA1, PA2)}{Deposit:: LEVINE, R. M., 1983, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R., IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1981, V. III, AREA REPORTS-INTERNATIONAL: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 1031-1073.}{Deposit:: KRAMER, D., ISLAM, S., FURUKAWA, T., AND TEPLITZ, B., 1983, SOVIET CHROME OUTPUT UP SLIGHTLY, IN AMERICAN METAL MARKET CHROMIUM SUPPLEMENT: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V. 91, NO. 244 (16 DEC.), P. 10-11. (C17, PA8)}{Deposit:: THAYER, T. P., AND LIPIN, B. R., 1978, A GEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WORLD CHROMITE PRODUCTION FOR THE YEAR 2000 A.D.: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, COUNCIL OF ECONOMICS PROCEEDINGS (FOR MEETING OF FEB. 26 - MAR. 2, 1978), P. 143-152.}{Reserve-Resource:: DeYoung, J.H., Jr., Lee, M.P., and Lipin, B.R., 1984, International Strategic Minerals Inventory summary report - chromium: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 930-B, 41 p.}