A.V. Molchanov, G.A. Kozlov, V.N. Belova, V.V. Semenova (Karpinsky Institute)

MAP OF THE DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS AND PREDICTION OF THE MAIN TYPES OF MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AT 1 : 2,500,000 SCALE

The article describe the Map of distribution patterns and prediction of the main types of manganese deposits in the Russian Federation at 1 : 2,500,000 scale, compiled in 2022 as GIS projects at A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute based on the analysis and generalization of maps of distribution patterns and prediction of mineral deposits included in the sets of the State Geological Maps 1000/3. We used available information on regional and sectoral metallogeny, balance reserves of deposits of strategic types of mineral raw materials, quantitative assessment of predicted resources (authored and approved) of the Russian Federation (as of 01.01.2022). General information on manganese and ferromanganese ores is provided, predictive criteria for identifying metallogenic units of different ranks are shown, resources in various categories are given for the Russian Federation, as well as for federal districts and mining types of mineralization. Recommendations are given on the direction of further geological exploration for manganese mineralization.
Keywords: metallogeny, manganese, reserves, resources, recommendations.