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Burkand'ya, Susumansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russiai
Regional Level Types
Burkand'yaPlacer (Active)
Susumansky DistrictDistrict
Magadan OblastOblast
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 22' 42'' North , 147° 33' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Placer (Active) - last checked 2021
Deposit first discovered:
1959
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Myaundzha1,977 (2012)40.9km
Shirokiy543 (2012)41.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
418211
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418211:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Gold placer was discovered in 1955, mining begun in 1959. In 1970 here was found the nugget 9644 g weight. Now operations are at the depth 240 m in crust of weathering after ore metasomatites.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Lead1.AA.05Pb
Native Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Litharge4.AC.20PbO
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O LithargePbO
O ValentiniteSb2O3
SSulfur
S StibniteSb2S3
SbAntimony
Sb Native AntimonySb
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb Native LeadPb
Pb LithargePbO

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