Mine detail: Saranovsk Deposit (Northern & Southern Massifs)

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Location: Kareliya, Russia, Europe
Lat / long: 58.99791, 58.75156
dep_id: 60000512
mrds_id: ISM0010
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: MAGMATIC, PODIFORM, MASSIVE
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Structure: ULTRAMAFIC PORTION OF OPHIOLITE
yfp_ba: >
Year first produced: 1800
dy_ba: >
disc_yr: 1797
References:
  • Deposit:: SMIRNOV, V. I., ED., 1977, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR, V. I: LONDON, PITMAN PUBLISHING CO., P. 225. (G1-G13, C1-C16, C18, PA1)
  • Deposit:: BUROS, JURAJ, 1976, CHROMIT, IN ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE - VIII. SOWJETUNION: HANNOVER (GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC), BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, 124 P.
  • Deposit:: STRISHKOV, V. V., 1981, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE U.S.S.R., IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1977, V. III, AREA REPORTS-INTERNATIONAL: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 959-1025.
  • Deposit:: LEVINE, R. M., 1983, THE MINING 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)
  • 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.
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