Russian Federation, European Territory
Four of the fourteen uranium regions in the Russian Federation are located in European Russia (Fig. 13.1; Table 13.1).
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Uranium exploration is the responsibility of the federal state enterprise “Urangeologorazvedka”, a subsidiary of the “Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources of the Russian Federation”, while mining is in the hands of regional subsidiaries under supervision of “Atomredmetzoloto (AMRZ), a subsidiary of the former “Ministry of Atomic Energy”, cur rently State Corporation Rosatom, all based in Moscow.
Four of the fourteen uranium regions in the Russian Federation are located in European Russia ($ Fig. 13.1; $ Table 13.1). Although a substantial number of uranium deposits are identified in these regions, resources of most deposits are of high cost contained in sandstone-, volcanic-, organic phosphate-, and some in vein-, lignite-, bituminous carbonate-, and surficial-type deposits. Uranium mining in present-day European Russia was restricted to the Stavropol district, Caucasus region, where mining lasted from 1951 until 1990 and produced 5300 t U. In 2011, there was no active uranium mine in European Russia; all Russian uranium production came from operations on Asian territory.
Sources of information. Boitsov and Nikolsky (2001), Boitsov (1996), IAEA (1995a,b), Laverov et al. (1992a–c, 1995, 2000), Mashkovtsev et al. (2010), Naumov (1999), OECD-NEA/IAEA (1998, 2000, 2010), pers. commun. by Boitsov AV, Boitsov VE, Kazansky VI, amended by data of other authors cited in the sections of the various uranium regions.
# Fig. 13.1. Russian Federation, location of uranium regions, districts (for deposits see $ Table 13.1). Uranium regions/districts: 1 Karelia-Kola region, 1.1 Lake Ladoga dist., 1.2 Lake Onega dist., 2 Stavropol dist., 3 Ergeninsky reg., 4 Volga-Ural reg. Isolated deposits: a Belskoye, b Briketno-Zheltukhinskoye, c Balkovskoye. (After Boitsov 1997; Laverov et al. 1992b,c, 1995)
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Historical Review First reports on the discovery of uranium minerals within the present territory of the Russian Federation date back to 1827 when C. F. Blondeau mentioned a “green uranite” (in later
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# Table 13.1. Russia, European territory, characteristics of uranium deposits and occurrences (status 2010). Region: Numbers refer to $ Fig. 13.1. Type of deposit: bit bitumen, lig lignite/coal, metasom metasomatite, org phos organic phosphorite, ss sandstone (tab tabular/lensoid/stratiform, b-ch basal channel), str structure-controlled, stw stockwork, surf surficial, u/c unconformity, ve vein, volc volcanic. Lithology: arg argillite, ark arkose, bit bituminous, carbt carbonate, cgl conglomerate, dol dolomite, lig lignite, ls limestone, rhy rhyolite, sed sediments, shg shungite/ bit. shale, slt silt/aleurolite, ss sandstone, tr-rhy trachyrhyolite, volc volcanics. Stratigraphy: L Lower, M Meso, N Neo, Up Upper, Carbf Carboniferous, Dev Devonian, Olig Oligocene, Perm Permian, Pt Proterozoic, Quat Quaternary, Tert Tertiary.
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