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The main minerals of the Voronezh region and their deposits

Mineral resources are the basis for many industries. The economic well-being of the region largely depends on the level of their reserves and diversity. What minerals are mined in the Voronezh Region? And where are their largest deposits?

Voronezh region: relief and geology of the region

The distribution and recruitment of mineral resources directly depends on the geological structure of the territory. And the minerals of Russia and the Voronezh region are not an exception in this respect.

The relief of the Voronezh Region is represented by a raised Central Russian Upland, cut by a dense network of beams and ravines, and also by the Oka-Don Lowland. By the way, the latter include large deposits of chalk. The average height of the territory of the region does not exceed 260 meters.

The Voronezh region is located within the East European platform, which is represented by a crystalline basement (shield) and a sedimentary cover. With the first associated ore minerals, as well as stocks of granites. The foundation of the platform is bare (comes to the surface) in the valley of the Don River. The sedimentary cover includes large reserves of building materials, as well as coal. The sedimentary cover of the platform consists of Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic deposits.

Minerals of the Voronezh region: general characteristics

Within the region, the following minerals have been identified and actively developed:

  • sand;
  • clay;
  • Building stone;
  • granite;
  • peat;
  • Chalk and others.

The carried out geological survey in the territory of the Voronezh region showed that in the interior there are copper, mercury, silver, nickel, uranium and even gold ores. Also rich in Voronezh earth graphite, phosphorites, molybdenum, various semiprecious stones.

Non-ore minerals of the Voronezh region are associated with the sedimentary cover of the platform. These are significant deposits of chalk, refractory and ceramic clay, kaolin, white quartzites and silicon.

To date, about 100 different deposits have been explored in the region. The extraction of minerals in the Voronezh region is conducted on 55 of them.

Refractory clays and limestones

Refractory clays are mined in the Latnensky deposit, which has been under development for over a hundred years. More than 42,000 tons of clay make up the total industrial reserves of the Latten field. Produced raw materials are exported to many countries in Europe and Asia. In the same field, sandstone is extracted.

The Krivoborskoe deposit is the center of limestone mining in the Voronezh region. It is located in Ramon district, its reserves are estimated at 21 thousand tons of raw materials. The limestone mined here is of high quality and formed in the Upper Devonian.

Granites

Minerals of the Voronezh region are quite diverse. Not the last place is occupied by granites, as well as various mineral raw materials for the construction industry.

A large deposit for the extraction of granites in the region is Shkurlatovskoe, which has been developed for more than 30 years. It is located near the city of Pavlovsk. The extraction of granites here is an open way (a quarry is working). At it the combine on which the extracted raw material passes processing also functions. The plant produces building materials from granite of a rather high quality, as well as crushed stone and screenings. The total production of the complex is up to 8 million m 3 of products per year.

It should be noted that recently in the territory of the region one more granite deposit was discovered - in the Boguchar district. Its total reserves experts estimate in 3,5 thousand tons. This field is already ready for development.

Other areas of granites that are not very deep are also revealed. In the future, they can also be mastered.

Raw materials for the cement industry

As you know, cement is the most important building material for today. It will be in great demand for a long time. The raw materials for the cement industry are: chalk, clay, marl, and limestone. All these minerals are present in the bowels of the Voronezh region. Their development is actively conducted in the large Podgorensky deposit, which is located in the same area of the region.

Conclusion

Mineral raw materials, extracted from the bowels of the earth, is the basis of industry for any region. The economic development of the region largely depends on the size of their reserves.

The minerals of the Voronezh Region are quite diverse. In the region, deposits of granites, building stone, sandstone, limestone, refractory clays and chalk have been identified and are being actively developed. In addition, the geological survey of the territory showed that the bowels of the region are rich in many ore minerals. These are, first of all, uranium, copper, cobalt, nickel, silver ores. In the bowels of the Voronezh region there is even gold and platinum.

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