Nikel smelter (Zapolyarny concentrate and slag)
Kola Peninsula, Pechenga district, Russia
Mine tailings and waste rock
- Type
- Mine tailings and waste rock
Ni-Cu smelter 5 km from the Norwegian border; the concentrate comes from the Zapolyarny plant, which processes disseminated sulphide ore from the Kola Peninsula. In the mid-1990s the smelter also processed Norilsk ore and rich Pechenga ore: the samples, of unknown periods, do not necessarily stand for a single deposit. Concentrate with 153 g/kg Ni and 393 g/kg Cu. Coordinates of the town of Nikel.
δ60Ni in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 986
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ± 0.06 ‰ | Ni-Cu concentrate (feeding material) Published mean value. Assignment checked on Figure 2a (concentrate diamond at 1.0 ‰, slag circle at 0.56 ‰): the text swaps the two once. | Šillerová et al. (2017), Stable isotope tracing of Ni and Cu pollution in North-East Norw… | ||
| 0.56 ± 0.06 ‰ | smelter slag Published mean value; no fractionation expected during smelting, the offset from the concentrate would reflect a different ore. Assignment checked on Figure 2a (concentrate diamond at 1.0 ‰, slag circle at 0.56 ‰): the text swaps the two once. | Šillerová et al. (2017), Stable isotope tracing of Ni and Cu pollution in North-East Norw… |
δ65Cu in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : ERM-AE633
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −1.68 ± 0.15 ‰ | Ni-Cu concentrate (feeding material) Published mean value. | Šillerová et al. (2017), Stable isotope tracing of Ni and Cu pollution in North-East Norw… | ||
| −1.68 ± 0.04 ‰ | smelter slag Published mean value, identical to the concentrate. | Šillerová et al. (2017), Stable isotope tracing of Ni and Cu pollution in North-East Norw… |
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Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Nikel smelter (Zapolyarny concentrate and slag), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/fonderie-de-nikel-concentre-de-zapoliarny-et-scorie/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
@misc{isofind2026nikelsmelterzapolyarnyconcent,
title = {Nikel smelter (Zapolyarny concentrate and slag), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/fonderie-de-nikel-concentre-de-zapoliarny-et-scorie/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13