Cherkasov Rundqvist

INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDORS IN RUSSIA - PROS AND CONS: A MINERAL RESOURCESAPPROACH : 

INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDORS IN RUSSIA - PROS AND CONS: A MINERAL RESOURCES APPROACH DMITRI V. RUNDQVIST, SERGEI V. CHERKASOV Vernadsky State Geological Museum, RAS (Moscow) Russian-French Metallogenic Laboratory

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History and current situation in Russia (in terms of developing and distribution of mineral resources). Re-evaluation of mineral potential. From current situation to the future – challenges and solutions.

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Antiquity XVIII century XIX century By 1915 by 1939 by 1975 USE OF ELEMENTS BY HUMAN BEINGS

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Granite open pit in Kuznechny, near St. Petersburg

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Deserted open pit in Murmansk Region

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Lebedinsky open pit (Kursk magnetic anomaly)

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RUSSIA TODAY LAND 12.5% POPULATION 3% FORESTS 22% FRESH WATER 20% TOTAL AREA OF SHELF 30% MINERAL RESOURCES 16%

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Geological knowledge about Russia

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Map of mineral deposits

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For the most important mineral resources, Russia’s share of world resources and reserves is greater than its relative share of the production and consumption of the same commodities

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The only exception is the intensive production of platinum group metals and, to some extent, nickel

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Norilsk on a frost day

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Norilsk The same place in summer, and… …40 years ago.

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Norilsk

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Oil - 57,3% Gas – 32% Coal – 12% Iron ore –14,9% Copper –85% Nickel – 91% Zinc –59% Lead –9,1% Tungsten – 96% Besides the decrease in exploration during the last 10 years, we have also had shrinkage of the domestic market. The mining, oil and gas industries have became export-oriented. The share of exports in total production is shown here for 1999. As a result, per capita resource consumption, including energy resources, is now only 1/3 to 1/2 its level in developed countries. uranium - 416,6% of production (as of 1996) molybdenum – 356,2% At the expense of pre-existing stockpiles, exports reached:

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DISTRIBUTION OF RUSSIAN MINERAL RESOURCES BY FEDERAL DISTRICT

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(BILLIONS USD) 8000-7000 4000-3000 1300-900 500-200 200-100 <100 DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN BILLIONS OF USD AND NUMBER OF DAYS WITH LOW (below 0oC) TEMPERATURE

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Drilling site in Siberia during snowstorm

During the last 40-45 years we have utilized: 

During the last 40-45 years we have utilized 85% of oil 50% of coal 50% of iron produced throughout human history Consumption of metals increased 3- to 5-fold in that period, compared with the previous 35 - 40 years

Russia is rich with : 

Russia is rich with energy resources (32% of gas; 12--13% of oil; and 12% of coal – world explored reserves); precious metals (platinum - 40%, palladium - 90%); RE and REE (niobium - about 35%, tantalum - about 80%, yttrium - 50%, lithium - 28%, beryllium - 15%, and zirconium, 12%); metals for metallurgy (Ni – 36%, Fe – 27%, Sn – 27%, Co – 20%, Zn – 16%, Pb – 12%.); agrochemical ores (potassium salts – Russia heads the list, apatite and phosphorite – Russia is second in the World). Russia has the largest diamond resources in the world and ranks third in gold.

REASONS TO RE-EVALUATE MINERAL POTENTIAL : 

REASONS TO RE-EVALUATE MINERAL POTENTIAL GROWING DEMAND, CHANGING THE STRUCTURE OF DEMAND; DISCOVERIES OF NEW TYPES OF MINERAL DEPOSITS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF EXTRACTION; DIFFERENCE IN METHODOLOGY OF EVALUATION IN SOVIET UNION, RUSSIA, AND WESTERN WORLD.

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Mineral wealth of Russia. Eds.: B. Mikhailov, O. Petrov, S. Kimelman. SPb., VSEGEI, 2007, 550 p. Mineral resources of Russian Arctic. Ed. D. Dodin. SPb., NAUKA, 2007, 767 p.

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Large and Superlarge Mineral Deposits. Vol. 1. D. Rundqvist, A. Tkachev, S. Cherkasov, et al. Ed. D. Rundqvist. Moscow, IGEM RAS, 2006, 390 p. D. Rundqvist, S. Cherkasov, A. Tkachev, et al. Moscow, RFML, 2006.

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GENERAL RESULTS OF RAS PROGRAM ON LARGE AND SUPERLARGE MINERAL DEPOSITS Au Ag Cu Mo Au, Cu, Zn Au, Ag, Sn, U Au U Cu PGE Au, PGE, Ti, diam. diam. Au, PGE, V Au, PGE, Cu, Zn, Mo Au, Ti, Zr, Li Cu, Ni, PGE

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GENERAL RESULTS OF RAS PROGRAM ON LARGE AND SUPERLARGE MINERAL DEPOSITS Au Ag Cu Mo Au, Cu, Zn Au, Ag, Sn, U Au U Cu PGE Au, PGE, Ti, diam. diam. Au, PGE, V Au, PGE, Cu, Zn, Mo Au, Ti, Zr, Li Cu, Ni, PGE

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INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDORS IN RUSSIA Trans-Siberian railway 9288.2 km (Moscow-Vladivostok) Railway “Industrial Urals – Polar Urals” Above 1000 km About 2,4 bln. dollars plus 3.5 bln. dollars – energy infrastructure

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INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDORS IN RUSSIA Sakha (Yakutia) Republic

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Sakha (Yakutia) Republic population 0.95 mln 0.28 mln. – Yakutsk 10 towns, 55 villages Germany population 82.5 mln. France population 60 mln.

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Verkhoyanye Ridge Buildings on piles Diamond mining – southern Sakha (Yakutia)

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INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDORS IN RUSSIA

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YANA-KOLYMA GOLD BEARING (GREEN) AND VERKHOYANYE SILVER BEARING (RED) PROVINCES Germany

SUMMARY: 

SUMMARY transportation infrastructure is the key to Russian mineral resources to develop new territories, we have to think of social and demographic problems, and to solve them using global common sense new geological prospecting, mining, and refining technologies open up new resources

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