Streltsovsk mine

Streltsovsk mine
Location
	Zabaykalsky Krai
Country	Russia
Production
Products	uranium

The Streltsovsk mine is a large open pit mine located in the southern part of Russia in Zabaykalsky Krai. Streltsovsk represents one of the largest uranium reserves in Russia having estimated reserves of 64.1 million tonnes of ore grading 0.2% uranium.[1]

Geologic map of the Streltsovskoye Caldera and eighteen uranium mines numbered, where 2 is Streltsovskoye. Roman numerals indicate major tectonic structures, where VI is the Streltsovskoye Fault. The "v" symbol marks massive and fluidal rhyolite and tuff, while "+" marks Variscan granite.

The caldera was the result of a peralkaline rhyolite magma eruption within a subalkaline granite.[2]

References

"Uranium mines in Russia". wise-uranium.org. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
Nash, J. Thomas (2010). Volcanogenic Uranium Deposits: Geology, Geochemical Processes, and Criteria for Resource Assessment, USGS Open-File Reports 2010-1001. Reston: USGS. pp. 8–9.

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[Kiruna-1] "Uranium mines in Russia". wise-uranium.org. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-07.

[2] Nash, J. Thomas (2010). Volcanogenic Uranium Deposits: Geology, Geochemical Processes, and Criteria for Resource Assessment, USGS Open-File Reports 2010-1001. Reston: USGS. pp. 8–9.