A.G. SAMOILOV (JSC “LVSRIGG”), S.YU. ENGALYCHEV (VSEGEI), N.YU. ZOZYREV (JSC “LVSRIGG”), D.A. SHELEPOV (SSU), V.N. ILYASOV (LLC “Perelyubsk Mining Company”)

Rhenium potential of the Upper Jurassic oil shale in the central part of the Volga Shale Basin

The paper presents new data on the rhenium content in the Upper Jurassic oil shale in some ore deposits (Kashpirskoe, Orlovskoe, Perelyubskoe, Kotsebinskoe) of the central part of the Volga Shale Basin located in the southeast of the Russian Plate. The rhenium concentration in the oil shale ranges from 0.01 to 0.22 ppm. Elevated Se, Mo, Ni, Ag, V, P, Zn grades have been identified in the oil shale. The obtained data suggest that the oil shale of the basin is a new potential complex raw material for rhenium and other rare elements.
Keywords: rhenium, oil shale, Volga Shale Basin, Upper Jurassic.