MINING ACTIVITY AT ALEKSANDRIYA, USSR

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• Publication Date: September 1, 1963
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NPIC/R-215/63
September 1963
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MINING ACTIVITY AT ALEKSANDRIYA, USSR
The Aleksandriya mining activity (48-38N
33-04E), located approximately 44 nautical miles
(nm) northwest of Krivoy Rog, CJSSR, is an ex-
tension of the ore and coal mining of the Dnepr
River Basin (Figure 1). A comparison of this
activity with known Soviet uranium mines 1/ re-
veals no apparent similarities. The mining of
brown coal or iron ore appears to be a more
likely purpose of this activity.
The mining activity at Aleksandriya is
divided into two separate areas, designated
Areas A and B (Figure 2). Each of these areas
contains an open-pit mine with processing facili-
ties and is supported by thermal power plants
and extensive housing. The facilities within
Areas A and B are all road and rail served.
Area A is located 3.6,nm southwest of the
center of Aleksandriya. It contains an open-
pit mine, approximately 1.5 nm in length and
.8 nm in width. The pit is extensively mined
at the northern perimeter. Facilities include
a traveling crane and a building approximately
300 by 75 feet for sorting and screening. An
enclosed conveyer connects this building with
a sintering building which is approximately
500 by 100 feet. Several stacks are discernible
on the roof of the sintering building. East of
this building is a single-stack thermal power
plant. A second single-stack thermal power
plant is located at the eastern edge of a reser-
voir. A waste dump, approximately .8 nm by
.4 nm, is 1.3 nm northeast of the open-pit
mine. This dump, probably for ash residue,
is also road and rail served.
Area B is located 6.5 nm southwest of
Aleksandriya. It contains an open-pit mine
measuring approximately 1.6 nm in length and
one nm in width. A traveling crane is visible
at the southeastern end of the mine. This end
has been mined deeper than the surrounding
area. A building, approximately 1,100 by 120
feet, for sorting and screening is connected by
a conveyer to a sintering building, approxi-
mately 1,450 by 180 feet. Six stacks are dis-
cernible on the roof of the sintering building.
East of this building is a two-stack thermal
power plant with a possible cooling tower.
Several small buildings support the facility.
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