Occurrence

Boulkalakh River Basin

Russia
NickelPlatinumIronRutheniumCopperPGEPalladium
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Platinum, Iron, Ruthenium, Copper, PGE, Palladium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTERRACES, STREAM BARS, STREAM BED SEDIMENTS
Ore controlIn Quaternary Sediments, Peak Concentrations In Lowermost Profile Next To Floor Of Ferruginized Pebblestone; In Recent Alluvium, In Pebbly - Sandy Layer At Base
Geology
StructurePt "Highs" Assoc. With Uplifts Of Udzhinian, Bilirian, Khatygynian, And Boulkalakhian Blocks
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10038973
MRDS IDM046467
RegionEU
Data scoreC
Coordinates72.3408, 119.36233
References
SHPUNT, B. R., 1972, PLATINUM MINERALS IN QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS BETWEEN ANABAR AND OLENEK RIVERS, INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW, VOL. 14, P. 655