COPPER INDUSTRY IN THE SOVIET UNION

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Attachrit: A. Report on the Copper Industry in the USSR '
1. Chart of Copper 'orks ari Copper Deposits in the $o-cr
Union (31 copies)
2. List of Copper ReE:icns in the USSR.
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eneral indications:
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a. taw material basis for copper production
,.ccork.inz to official oviet in,Acations the total resf
(categorie4s A to C) of the L,oviet Union were 17.1 mi lion tons( Cu-
content of the oie) in 1J37. 7.9 million tons of this amount
were of the A and B categories ,that is to sa.y these deposits
were prospecteu and opened. 3 percent of the total copper re-
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Prals
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
1,11,,enia
utner areas
otal
Reserves in. terms
of copper content
.2.7million tons
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Percentage of
tot-1 reserves
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ivieanwhile tne proven reserves may have increased to about
20 million tons due to intensive prospecting activities. This
refers mainly to the- deposits of the Categories and B.
The large but so far little explored resources of Lazakstan and
Central "s.La and, to a smaller extent, those of the Caucasus
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area mainly account the ii-crease of reserves. this tendency :
was already indicated in prewar years. The de_osAs in the Urals
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can be considered as proven reserves due to long-time prospec-
ting activities.
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.ide proven reserves(,Cate8olies A and B) . - as of .19o/ would KIRK
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last about 30 years even at an annual production of 275,000 tons
of primary copl.er(presumable latxxximg 1950 planning fi2.ure).
in the long-run
However,/a rapid exhaustion of the Urals reserves resulting
in a transfer of copper production(ore *xx rAning and smelting
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to Central 'sia must .t1,44n be expected.
he ore kxxim deusits in the 6,3viet Union have an average
copper content of 1.1 -percent. Many deposits presently
being mined still have a copper content of 2 to 5 percent,
but this percentage figure- is on the decline due to the
exhaustion of rich ore occurrences.(1314,5,7)
b. ihe 1940 primary and secondary co,pel production in
the boviet union amounted to 160,000 tons (3). It may have
reached 19o1000 tons in 1J45 and will be increased to
300,000 tons in,lr50,(ccoring to sonite No. it will be
1.6 times that of l5 J.
eepecially
Ihe attainment of this target figure will depend/on the
realization of following prAects:
Completion of the _,_arge iazakpai -Dzhezkazgan CopJer
Uombine
c2 x1ansion of the Balichash-Kounrad (-_mbine
each (more than
(.1) and (2) have/a provisional annual capacity of,50,000
tons of crude copper)
L3) flxpansion of the MEDNOGROSK?lant in the Urals.
ixesent(and also in 195.0) still about 55 percent of
copper production will be centered in the urals though
provisions are idade in the Five year .i?lan to adjust the
Kaza--tan Qroduction share to the h.azakstan share o
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reSc4-1-e4 (53 percent) (61...j The significance of the
Gaucasus production and of other regions continues to
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be on the decline. (2,3) its share in the total 1,50 pro-
duction may be est4imated
at 5 to 6 percent. The pre-
sumat,le crude-ane electrolytic copper production( exclu-
ding tretment of imported material) is listed in the fol-
lowing chart(estimates):
rimaI7 and secundary copper production:
1-J40 160,000 ton etc. (for figures see German text)
'oliowin8 capacity is available for the production Of
300,000 tons of crude cipper (1,2,3,4)
Loc tion
LONCHEGORSK Aickel-Copi)er
Combine
Pennsula-
(2) 2ETKAT_RANTA
t.arelia
r Viorks
Aote
slight
Llanne cal)aci-
ty: 10,000 tons
t present not
in operation
(3) ALA VERDI
Arwenia
Copperoorks
13,000 tons
Two srlelting
orks. The x
new one has a
capcity of
10,000 tons
(4) SANGESUR
ArLienia
t-;oncyntration.
Combine
000
tons
The
is
be
capacity
said to
10,000 ton:
(5) KhAZNOURALSK Coer voks
-000
tons
Urals
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(7) KARABASH
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(8) REVDA,Urals "
(9) BAIMAK-TANALYK
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Copper orks
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PYSILIA
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Elects'olytic Plant slight
(16) KARSAKP I Copper Coliabine 50,000
Kazakstan
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Uzbekistan
J.5) BALKHASH
Kazakstan
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Altai
(17) N0R1.LSK
?North -est i:?iberia
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" Being enlarged
(Caacity may be
mailer than indi-
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Beint, expanded
Under construction
over 50,000 " Being exanded.
LIriOinally planned
cflrLcity 100,000
tns.
"Polymetal"Combine
10,000 tons
iJarge and small
slight
melting OVhS
(cipper,nickel,cobalt)
lotal 319,000 tons
' iloing coper orks have
AlluumxxruxaxmlImberxtaf independent electroLTtic,pliInts and
eletrolytic departments xhasE,toxxlmexralaiquaxxoxkx for the
production of electrolytic copper.( ,2,Z).
'I,ocatioh of plant
PYSHRA ,Urals
faSHTYI,Urals
ALAVEEDI,Caucasus
Capacity
100,000 tons
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electrolytic dept.not yet
confirmed
Also Some cok per vorks in the Urals are said to have
electroi_ytic departments. however/ they are not yet con-
firmed.. PiLbns for the construction of an electrolytic plant
(1946 to 195Y
in hazakSt-n ?re provicied in thePlve ltear 17:iarptikkamiiltk
,6,7). The construction of such a plant had been scheduled
in KARAGANDA(based on the hAhAG.ANDA-GP,LB Power Plant sucply)
already before the war. It was planned for a cacity of
projected
10j,000 tons of electrolytic colJTer. The/construction of
the plant itself will not start before 191-J0 (6)
Considering the ratio between the ooviet electrolytic copper
consumption and the total boviet coer consuription as shown
in the last prewar year the boviet Union would require
plants tot
an annual
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c,pacity of ,bout a5U,000 tons 1:o become
independent of electrolytic copper imports. This figure is
mo
e than 80 percent of the total production. his goal
will probably not be reached before the large KAZAKSTAN
Plant is completed. until then the. Soviet Union will have
to rely on imorted electrolytic copper or will have to
restrict the elctrolytic ccwper consumption.
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"esm,lted copper sectIndary copper) is produced by the MOSCOW
nivlo..Lotov" Smelting Works v,ith a capacity of 3,OOQ tons.
This is entirely sufficient to meet the requirements of
annual
this production. So fr,x?xbExtxxx the 1:?oviet/secondar:
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la pcheduled annual production of 3 u,Oc.)0 tons of cop-
per is set against a capacity of about 350,000 tons wnich
?dust t:e considered somewhat close ,all the more since the
KARSAKPAI and miLTIOGOitSK Smelting aorks aamo-still being
copper production was at best '5,000 tons.
expanded tiotelolith-eir ful?-eapacity-is included in the
however, .
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35u1000 figure.after the realization of the building projects
incliiiing the ALNAhM Combine) the tkx annual capacity will
at least increase to 400,000 tons liftfxxixil by 1950.
C. Imports
The Soviet union has overcome its original heavy dependence
on copper imports.
4ibout U percent of the co?er requirements were still impor-
ted igic from 1936 to 1940. However, ?XxxlExxxxpxxxxtugkxxxlex
also during this time these copper stocks were less used for
immediate consumption but rather for stockpiling. The copper
imports dropped to 0 percent of the total requirements in
wartimet,1J41 to 194z;) though .finisnea products such as
machine parts made of copper and copl:er alloys are not in-
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The share of copper imports declined to kx about 5 to
7 ,ercent in the postwar years. he .se imports come
from the Qoviet ,,one of Germany(annfeldCopper
industry,present ,nnual production: about d,000 to
0,000 tons) ,from inland ("OutOkumonPlant,present
annual production: about 12,000 to 14,0
) tons) and
until recently - frOm Iugoslavia maximum imports:
40,000 tons). T e imports from these three countries
uo not total more-than 00,000 tons (1
'Unless an intensified stockpiling tenGency would cause:
an increase in imports a further decline and even
complete stoppage of co,,L r imports may be expected
before long. Inis would also imply a restricted electrc
lytic co1per consu4tion.
a. consumption.
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4.ssuming no wartime stockpiling but rather dwindlim:
stuck su, lies needed for bridging production-and
import baps the average annual consuL,tion can be
compute u at U5u1000 to 2./0,000 tons during the five
war years. If this wartime consumption is set against
the scheduled c.ude copper production of ZOO 000 tons
it proves that requirements can easily be covered from
domestic production eve, if civilian percetime con-
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sumption should increase. In addition, at least certain amounts
of crude copper could currently be stored. Thi, 'electrolytie
copper requirements will be covered only by abut 60 percent
fro- L domestic production within the next tie.
2. ,Jetailed information on copper resources and copper works.
a. L'opper ore deposits(1,21,4151Y)
-.0cation,categories and co per -content of the cicvper,ore
desposits,as well as mining and smelting of copper is shown.
ax
in 4-nnex 2.
b. Copper works:(
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Unly a general survey on the individual copper works will be
given in this chapter.-ExXIKkxdEmiptimnxmfxthExIttxmtm)cwiiixtex
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(1) MONCHEGORSK (Co,J_er-INickel-Combine)
aa. installation: Details are not available
bb. Production: A capacity of 2U,000 tons of nickel and
1u,000. tons of copperwas scheduled. gowever, these figures
may not wren be approached. Part of the installations were
evacuated to NORILSK and KARSAKPAI during the war. Alt rPid
damages have also restricted the capacity. An unconfirmed
report listed the 1:J47 copper -.)roduction at 2,000 tons.
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(2) ALATLhEI (Copper CoAdbine) 11)
aa. Installation: A concentration pant was built not until
wartime. Until then rich ores were immediately smelted.
The copper maelting plant has xxtxrwpmkRtEftxxyatxzwitxlakmx
5 water-jacketed furnaces and converters.
zilectrolytic d partIllent(built after the war)
L'ulphuric acid plant
Power station: 5,000 kws( this station also supplies the
ALAVhi',DI Copper
bb. roduction he 1..J4 crude copper production was
estimate?, at 1u,000 tons. ALAVE.KDI-mined ores and concen-
trates of ithe biliNGESUR raant are processed. As the ore
txxxa Geldosits of the ALAniiDI District are almost exhausted
it is possible that the SinluELJUri Works will be enlarged
while the LhVLnLI Plant will only produce electrolytic
copper.
( Uombine)
(3) SANGEbuh( north of ludi'AN) (Cop er vorks,Concentration
(sources ho.2,11)
aa. Installation:
t;oncenration plant with sections for copper quartzite
an one section for copper zinc ore.
per smelting plant with 4 rcverberr,tory fu,naces and
converters
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power station with three Diesel aggregt?s.
bb/roduction: Ine 1949 crude copper production was
estimatea at 5,000 tons. According to unconfirmer, reports
an alleged expansion of the plant would increase pro-
duction ire. to 10,000 tons. uonsidering the exhaustion of
the Jiii-iVILEdd deposits and the opening of new and larger
occurrences near SANGESUR(PIRDOUDANIKADSHARAN) it is well
probable that the center of the Caucasian crude cooler
production has shifted to bikGESUR.
(4) KRASNOURALSK (Copper iorks) (Sources
aa.installation:
Concentration plant with iXXERtiXEX six sections
Cop,er smelting ple_nt. t has a roasting furnace de:,artment
eight
with It "Goulaufulnaces, ana a reverberL,toly furnace depart-
ment with five furnaces,each equipped with a forty-ton
converter.
l'->ulphuric acid plant
Coal dust plant
bb Production: The 1949 crude cop_er production is estimated
at 35,000 tons. The crude copper is delivered to the electro
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However, this has still to be confirmed.
l5) _J-10VGRAD(KIh0V Copper Works) (Sources No.2111)
aa.Instcllation:
Concentration plant with four sections
opper melting plant with three water-jacketed furnaces,
One reverberatory furnace department as well as five con-
v-rters (to ol 62 tons each and three of 50 to 40 tons eah
6u1phuLic acid plant( production of sulphuric acid from
pyritic wastes).
emier station : '1100Q kws
bb.iroductioi: The 1049 crude copper produrtiola is estimated
It is processed into
at 33,000 tons.t/Q14-- elctrolytic co_ler ?2(.-c1V6.giqe17 in the
PYSHMA l ant.
(8) KARABASH(0opper iiorks)(Sources No.2,11)
aa.Installation:
Concentration plant
Coer smelting plant with three water-jacketed furnaces.,
one reverberatory furnace .and four converters (40 tons. each)
Plux department with four .quartz furnaces and two liMe kilns
Power station 3,000 kws"
bb.i'roduction: The 1j4j crude copper roduction is estimated
at 2,000 tone. he 1.(1)(s.uced crude topper is t,rocesseu in
the PYSH..r. and bE1Yi lectrol.;tic Plants.
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F/,) REVDA (TISu_S? Copper Works) (600rces No.2,11)
aa.
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smelting plant with four cupola furnaces(volunleric
capacity about 6z) tons each) and three converterstotal4x
_[city ib0 tons).
buperphosvhate fairtorxplant
buipnuric.acid plant
rower station: 1,,000 kys
bb.Production: The.104J crude copper pro(i.uction is estimated
at 20,000 tons. Ine crude copper is processed in the KYSMTU !
Electrol-,/tic Plant.
LEDN0G0hSK(Copper Works)(bources No.111)
aa. nstaLiation
Concentration plant with two sections
Copper sweiting plant' A_th two water-jacketed furnaces and
two convers
Uop,er sulphide plant for s.Jelting sulphurous co2:er ore
Iri,luetti14.. factory
'ulpnuric acio plant
bb. Production. The l40 crude copl,er production is estimated
at 25,000 tons. The cYude co per is processed in the KYSHTEV.
Lilectrolytic Plant.1.-Acr-ns1on to the scheduler) 50,000 ton-
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aa. nstallation:
Concentratioh plant
Cooper smelting plant with three furnaces with 15' ton volumetric
capacity each.
Ilefininb department with five reverberatory furnaces
Electrolytic department
.Mud-processing department for the production of LoldIsilver,
se_enium,telluvium and indium.
cb/roduction: The 1949 electrolytic copper production is estima-
ted at 95,000 tons and the 1949 crude co-,per production at 21000'
tons.
I) KYSHMI(Electrolytic plant) (Sources No.2,:1)
aa. astaliation:
ry dressing plant
Copper smelting plant with two converters
Electrolytic department
iviva-processing. department for the production of gold,si er,
selenium and tellurium
bb. Production: the 1949 electrolytic copper proc,.uction is
estitated at 12,0Q6 tons the the crus-le copper production at
2,003 tons.
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U2) K.,=:RSAKPRI (Coer ilorks)(Sources No.2111)
aa.
nstallation:
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Copper smelting plant with cupola furnaces and tto converters
Power station
bb. P.Oduction: The 1J49 crude copper production is estimated
at71003 tons.
The produced crude cd:,er is processed in the PYSILA Electro-
lytic Plant.
(13) BALKHASh(Co,wer Works) (bources L4O.2,11)
aa.Instaliation:
Concentration plant with six sections
op?cr smelting departhient with three cupola furnaces and
three converuers
eower station : 50,00u KWS
bb/roduction: the l49 crude copper production is esti ated
at 50,000 tons. oubstantial amounts of molybdenum are also
produced.
Lie total annual capacity of the BI,Li'.HASH Combine and
of the L.L121,1,:211,N-h,IsSAiPAT Combine is scheaulPd to be
increased to 20Q1000 tons of crude copper.
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(.14) GLUBOKOYE ("Irtysh"Polymetal Combine) 'Sources No.2,11)'
aa.Instc_il_tion:
Cop er smelting pL.nt with wa,er-jkok,ted furn ces and
converters
power station: 8,500 kws
bb.Proc,ucuion: The 1.14J crude copper production is esti-
mated at 1u1000 tons.Also the concentrr,tes of the
LL::INOGORSKcfoimerly hIb,DER) and BAR NAUL Lead works are
processed.
NORILLK (Nickel Combine)(Sources No.2,11)
au.Instailation: d:ta is are not EN/unable
bb. Production: The 1.z)49 crude copper production is
estimateu at 1,000 tons. Coper is a by7product. of nickel
production.
a.
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The Soviet Union VI become independent of copper
imports during the next years due to the considerable -
increase of domestic ,roduction.
The current domestic requirments 7iill.amtpotuftc be
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-iy-secured, but also stockpiling 46. be possible.
b. The 6oviet copper production is centered in the Urals
and Kazakhstan lor regions
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-percentage of total
output
Urals area
145,000
tons
57
Kazakhstan area
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67,000
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35
Other regions
16,000
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The Kazakhstan production will *mlummxRximxtilExgi progressively
increase in he coming years. The production shares of the Kazakh-
Iu
stan and Urals regions then be about equal for some time.km,
c. The intensified 'processing of inferior ores will require a
capacity increase of the cencentration plants as well as an improve-
ment of operation eficiency,
d. The capacity of the elctrel tic 1ants does not cover domestic
rerements. Ao ap,repriate electrolytic capacity is available
especially for the 1\azakhstan-produced crude co,per. This bottle-
nech will be eliminatee not untii the the KARAUA_DA ulectroytic Rix:
Plant is completed. The realization of this proje t cannot yet be
estimated, but it, wil.1 not be achieved before 155.
*Ohis reiJort is based on following information material:
1. The most importatt mineral deposits of the globe" 'Edition W0.3
-,Reichsstelle for geological research, BERLIN 1o41
2. ',The raw material bases of the soviet Union"
- Publication of the Liconomic Department of the I.G.Farben 1939-
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6."The raw material situation in the boviet Union"
- L)ummarizing treatise of the German Hign Command,1942-
4. "Ekonomika Zwt-tnoi aetallopromyshlennosti SSSR"
- Profe6sor W.-.L.POTESOVI LOSCQW 193b
5."CoiTer" G.B_R0 and FRILDENSBER0 ,STUTTGAAT 1949
6."Ine Five Year Plan of the boviet union,1946 to 1950 "-
7 SMA Publication, BEIALIN 1947 -
7. "Ekonomichesk,Iya Geografiga SESR "
Gosisdat, aoSCO? 1940 -
8. "USSR" in figures "
- Institute for .bconomic kiesearch, BERLIN 1941 -
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. "Prawaattl"Isvestiya","Trud"?and Vneshnaya Torgovlyat 1J48 to
from 1946 to 190.
lu "Letail Bulletin" 104L, and lIMMUAK German newspaper reports
from 1047 to 1940
li. Wartime records (kW interrogation of Soviet PTIts) of the
Ati
former
Germ-n
,t1rmed ForceS.
y
,A-fr) Ro erance is made to Ec hval Rep..o.viGli 1381 regarding the
Electrolytic Plant in PISHMA (Urals)
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of deposits
.ONCHEGORSK;,,,iest
KIROVSK and .at the
Ir.dant.
(Northwest ,art of
the soviet union)
Doction/IIE
of
u losits
-northeast of tae
Ladoga _wake
(Horta,.est ew.'t of the
boviet union)
Worth and east of the
uaega 1,ake
(Aortaest irt of
tneuoviet ,Ja_Lon)
Eastern uk Line
BUROW (rortn Caucasus)
Auzh6rist
i?Cauc S 11S
n(SodGawest
area)
dtONTIM01111255 :
WN ?
Isana of
de ?sits
near
-IALEShL60RbK
ane other t...,wns
ma tic pyrites
copper pyrites
coper pyrites
zinc blende
galena
NAGULNI_KEYA6H Donbas reg ion)
Gru4iya)
Fl@AES40144
AtiounL of reserves
wita i.?;aication
of c_tegories
0001-6
Percentage of copper
content
More than 10,000 tons
of Categories A and B
Considerable resertes
of Category C - ? ?
5(2)00000 tons or ores
(all categories)
a.,...egedly consi-
derable amounts
C.1.6 percent
(occasionally
4 percent)capper
aiso.nickl and
pLAinual ores
Up to 2.7 percent
co,per
25X1A
inin and smal-
ting
bince 1939 mihihi
as by-product of
nickel
Suspended since
11U.Dressing is
comlicated.ros-
sibilities of pro-
cessing are being
inveti ated.
Up to z._:percent
copper No mining.kt pre-
sent beinc prospec-
ted.
-
Ailebedly co side- No mining;resource
rebel copper Content. probably too slighl
AJ..so tin and ore content.
Co,er content
allegedly nigher than No copper produc-
lead-anc4 zinc content tion.bo far only
MRD0RAK:14)500 tons Probably slight
of copper(Alb and C) comer content
DZHIMARIA:4b0 tons of coter --
(55 tons of arsenic(A,Bland C) .
DAEGAS:51000 tons of copi,er(A2B and C)
Part of the
Prichorosi: dePo-
sits at the lumish
boraer(Dhl,DORAKI (019ROL U. S., OFFICIALS ONT
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mining, of lead
and tin
No :'rnlng
ALAVTI(ArLlenianS6R)
. (Caucasus area)
.kereCAI.,f(Armenian
(Caucasus area)
KADSHARA Armeedan 6Sil)
Caucasus area)
kIROVABAD(Azereaijan 66h)
(Caucasus area). ?
et urals
orthern group
Orals afPa)
Central group
(Urals area
-.1.11:JAN near
ALAVE.c,DI,
AKhTALA North
of A-LATtle-DI,
ShAWYAN,SHAa4UG
Sik5URIAGARAK,
PiROUDAN
District of al0LuTeV
and ChAALOV
riefAl r ,-"'""er
leaskiO4/11ki),514iRCE80fitIMOODOC4.00,Q1-6
Copper pyriteE -
iron pyrites
more than-20,000 tthrs 4.S to 6.7 percent- sadning. is Under
?categorles A and 13) copier ameltilag is
ore than 74,000 tons (C) 2.0 percent tin done in ALAVEEDI
SA7,ZESUR:
copp,er pyrite:
pyrites
AGARAKIPI,e0U-
DAN:molybdenux
containing
copper pyrite:
Coeper molyb-
denum ore
bearing
L'oeer-
sandstone
Tb-lee0isA6rd "InternationcleA?
formerly "St.Doneto"Y")Copper-
NALLZ11DLW6E. resp. molybdenum
ores
VelLOV0,hfl.LSeleaDE1,:a,
Coilier pyrite
N3V0-LLVIAsK
and pyrites
KRIVGRADIBEAFECHKA10ENaVLENKA, Copper pyri
KAEP1JMIKHAILLWIKliA(13 sites), iron pyrite
ShL_LTANSKOYE,IMEKtialaMIEM pyrites
PYSILA-E,LYSCHEVKA Co per pyrites
and pyrites
SAAGESUR;i5?000 tons 5 to 6 percent copf.er adningunderlmr.
of copper kik and B)
.AGARAK:e00 000 tons :e.0.6epercent coper
of copper (A,B and C)
inclut,ing 130,000 tons 0.03 to 0.04 percent
o copper (A and B) and molybdenuw.
25,000 tons of molybdenum(L1B and C)
PIROUDAN:130,000 tons of I percent coi4
cop er (A,ID and C)
also unimown quantity of molybdenum
allegedly ceneid rabie
ci,uantities
4u,000 tons
.2u2,000
242,000
tons (1.1B) cop,
" (.A?B andC)
Concentration in
SAAGESUR.
z;iining uncertain,
e; e
ini
under way.
er Smelting in
ALAVEEDI
Pre.?arations are mac
for mining
Nining uncertain
1.5 to 1.J crcent olignt local
edning activities
er
mining under way;
smelting in
? KhASNOURALSK
to 3 percent copper
I to 2 percent tin
'j8,000 tons( 2 to 4.6 pereent ieining under way.
copper ceeeer,also tin Smelting in KIRDVGI_
,ti-iere is more tia tnan
_eopieer in L:diPbSLILA and LEVIKHA)
30 000 tons(A1B and C) coeper 1 up to 4. percent Lining under .v
6me1ting in Mff-
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DY-TTYARKA
KARABASH,E0I0
KUZNECHIMIA
? Southern gr-up BAINAK-TAWALYK
(Urals area) BLYAVA
BURIBAI
-Approve
co,
pyrites
2151/1?105MICKSOM000040001-6
I AN VI
175,000 tons(A and
/00,000 _"(11,1B and
1,000,060 tons (A113
104,030 tons (A2B)
138,000 "(A,B and 0
3Vsld valley, Co er Pyrites
ites
py
co;per pyrites,iron pyrites
co2er laneeleojJ er pyrites
and pyrites
co_H-er p,rites,iron pyrites
Kazakhstan KYSIL-KUDUK coppe)yrites,iron pyrites
area (20 'miles southwest
ORSK). !
(Bast em group)BOSHCIdiKUL Porphyrytie ores
(160 miles west
of PAVLODAR)
LAIKAINbK near K21_,K.LBILINSKI
K-,IRANT,USPENSK near KAI:X126ALINSK
,( estern grouP)MaZGASLLi,N
(&,,utaern group)KOTZRAU Po:cphyryLic ores
CO per-bearing :,-,tads tones
(Central Asia) ALLJ,LYK south l'orphyrytic ores
of TLSHKIhT,Uzbek SSn
NAUKATITadzhik EilDh
Crest 6iberia) GLUB0r,ah
(near hia-_,EL)
UL_NSKI(in tae Knakass region)
d
and C
-4;30,000 tons (Alb,?
4?Jr,?000 (Alb?C)
Pljer
) ?tin
under way;
smelting in Blvi
1.1 percent ton?
2 to 6 oercent co. er
under wa:
&melting
in KARABASH
) 4.7 to 0 percent iining under way,
9i5 to dc.06-Lercent L,Leiting in BAIAK
on the average percent) tdhing underwa:
Smelting in BLYAVA
1 to percent till
allggedly large reserves
allegedly large reserves
1,100,00--
1,b00,000 (AI:DIC)
JAio mining
Ao mining_
IT:) mining
.Lo mining
No mining
1,500,033
tors (A,B)
1.5 percent lining under way?sme:
ting in KAR6LKPAI
6,700,000
" (A1B1C)
1:5 per,ent average
,100,000
"
==ining under way,mell
ting in '14LKHASE?
600,000
1 percent
6,000,000
"(A,B,C)
,reent PrparatioLs are made fo]
03,0o tons(A,B)
600,000. "(A1B,C)
630,000
"(A,B,C1
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No mining
.14ining under way;s elting
in GJULCLOYE
iDercent i4o more mining o ation!
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.1: Siberia) hERG4INSK and other.
? _Localities between
the Shilka and
.Argunya Aivers
Nortt est
olberia AORILSK
at t .e Yenisei
coperinickel
estuary/ (ores d_iso coin
ulat_humanc cobalt
Novaya eLya iSiaad BLLUZk-iiA(southern
part of the souhern
isiand,the so-called
ncopper peninsula)
Far East ?
pure copper,
co,.er pyrites
iron 1:yrIties
k,o51000 toils (A1B1C)
very considerable reerves
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No mining;harcly ;;XEIXIEXC?PE
pros,ected
,ning under waylcoier
procAlction as by-rpoductio
of the NORILSK Plant
No mining
Ao mining lharoly proppete
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