Svir Quartzites Mining and processing SVIR QUARTZITES JSC Manufacturing Company for the Mining and Processing of Crimson Quartzite

Crimson quartzite is unique for: • Its highest consumer and decorative characteristics offering wide possibilities for use; • Its high strength and refractory characteristics; • Its resistance to external aggressive environments; • The stone does not lose its strength characteristics when exposed to acids and alkalis; • Almost no natural background radiation.

Quarry characteristics: • Total proven reserves of over 20,000,000 m3; • Production capacity of over 100,000 m3 per year.

The plant currently produces: • Polygonal (crazy paving) plate with thickness of 2 cm to 6 cm; • Polygonal (crazy paving) plate with thickness of 6+ cm; • Sawn and chopped paving stones.

Stock reserves over 50,000 m3 of raw natural stone plate of various dimensions: • 20 to 200 mm thick; • 20 to 500 mm wide; • 20 to 1,500 mm long.

Advantages of cooperation with SVIR QUARTZITES JSC: • We only mine crimson quartzite at the deposit, not its analogues; • Unique logistics offering an opportunity to ship products by rail and water; • Stocks of raw materials to guarantee regular deliveries; • Powerful production backed with modern technological equipment; • Favorable terms of cooperation; • The most affordable prices for raw materials and finished products of our own manufacture; • Tailor-made crimson quartzite products.

We invite you to a long-term and productive cooperation. Authorization documents are available upon request. Polygonal (crazy paving) 2+ cm thick plates made of natural crimson quartzite

Range of application: • Terrace surfacing; • Ramp surfacing; • Walkway surfacing; • Stone fence and wall construction; • Facing of fences, walls, arches and openings; • Cladding of buildings and their elements; • Decorative elements in landscape design.

Embossed and uncut stone of natural shape will create an exquisite appearance and unique pattern since all plate look different.

The natural shape of the plates is irregular. The plates thickness varies within a tolerance of ±7 mm. The material includes small natural stepped inequalities and wavelike transitions. Plates are sorted by thickness, type (flat/wavy), and packed by hand.

Crimson quartzite is absolutely insensitive to environmental factors and can be used both indoors and outdoors. Sawn and chopped paving stones made of natural crimson quartzite

Crimson quartzite is environmentally friendly, durable and excellently retains its properties. It can be operated under any natural conditions and be exposed to technology-related impact. The service life of crimson quartzite paving stones is unlimited, and its maintenance requires negligible financial and time costs.

Private sector application: • Open area and path surfacing; • Surfacing of entrances to parking lots and car areas; • Residential premise decoration; • Decorative elements in landscape design.

Commercial application: • Surfacing city areas, embankments and sidewalks; • Surfacing in squares, markets, in front of museums, theaters, cathedrals and other significant objects; • Surfacing car parking lots and public transport stops; • Landscape architecture elements. Benefits: • Environmental friendliness - absolute safety allows you to use crimson quartzite for decoration and restoration inside residential and public premises; • Durability - crimson quartzite does not deform, it is not subject to corrosion, decomposition, cracking, it will not lose its attractiveness over time; • Strength - the crimson quartzite coating is highly reliable. It is resistant to mechanical stress, abrasion, vibration, frost and heat, sudden temperature changes, direct sunlight, the effects of salts and alkalis; • Low hygroscopicity - this material does not absorb water, gasoline or other liquid compounds; • Practicality - it requires minimum costs and time for maintenance. Should underground work be necessary, paving stones can be completely or partially removed and laid down again; • Aesthetics - crimson quartzite offers ample opportunities for any design projects; • Compatibility with other materials - crimson quartzite can be combined with wood, greenery, metal, glass, etc. Crimson Quartzite areas of application

Construction and finishing material: • Interior and exterior decoration of premises (walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, steps, window sills, etc.); • Construction material for monumental buildings; • Small architectural forms; • Landscape work; • Residential and public areas improvement; • Thermal insulation materials production; • Refractory concrete production; • Material for airport runway construction.

Metallurgy, chemical and petrochemical industry: • Dinas manufacturing; • Flux manufacturing; • Ferroalloys production; • Use as a grinding material; • Use as an acid-resistant material; • Use as a refractory material for the manufacture of linings for induction melting furnaces.

Paint and varnish industry: • Manufacture of fire-resistant paints.

Food industry: • Filling filters for water purification.

Abrasive industry: • Raw material for the fine-grained whetstone production. Paving stones made of crimson quartzite are unmatched in terms of performance and visual appeal. This unique material stands out among structural and semi-precious stones. Its consumer and decorative characteristics are significantly higher than those of any granites, granite-gneisses, diorites, gabbros, or labradorites.

Paving stones on Onega embankment (1981),

Paving stones paths and squares in the Governor’s Garden (1981), Petrozavodsk

Paving stones made of crimson quartzite in the Governor’s Garden (1981), Petrozavodsk Crimson quartzite radiation testing

Specific effective activity effA =71±19 Bq/kg.

Conclusion: Crimson quartzite can be used without limitation on the radiation factor in the construction and reconstruction of residential and public buildings.

Chemical composition of crimson quartzite

SiO2 94.54% (up to 98%)

Al2O3 2.913%

TiO2 0.0616%

Fe2O3 0.866% MnO <0.01% MgO <0.1% CaO 0.0124%

Na2O 0.248%

K2O 0.744%

P2O5 <0.05% Losses on ignition 0.729% Amount 100% V <0.005% Ba 0.0254%

Physical and mechanical characteristics (crushed stone of 5-20 mm and 20-40 mm fractions)

Crushed stone mark for divisibility 1200-1400 Crushed stone mark for abrasion И1 Content of lamellar (flake) and needle-shaped grains 7-15% Grain content of soft rock 1-3% Content of dust and clay particles 0.1-0.4% Mean density 2.55-2.62 g/cm3 Water absorption 0.3% Frost resistance F400 Refractoriness 1700 °C Compressive strength in water-saturated state kgf/cm2 (average) 1690 Compressive strength in dry state kgf/cm2 (average) 1850

Conclusion: Crimson quartzite can be used as a raw material for road and other construction works. Historical reference

The crimson quartzite mineral was discovered in . It was called Imperial Stone for its calm solemnity, unfading polish and even purple color. There are other names for crimson quartzite found in literature: Red Porphyry, Shokhan Porphyry, Shokhan, Shokhan Red Stone, Shoksha Red Porphyry, Shoksha Quartzite, Antique Red Porphyry. It is also beautiful and ornamental in terms of color and structure just like the famous antique porphyry from Egypt (Porfido Rosso Antico).

To this date, industrial production of crimson quartzite is carried out mainly at the Rovskoye deposit, which is a part of Shoksha suite.

This magnificent finishing stone currently awaits modern industrial mining to be arranged, including large blocks to be used in architecture, not only in monumental structures, but also in solemn small forms.

This unique material was used to decorate palaces and monuments in the 18th century. The peculiarities of the rare stone provided for its use in the 19th-20th centuries, when it was necessary to emphasize the majesty or solemnity of a specific structure. It was used mainly for the solemn decoration of architectural masterpieces and monuments. Some them are known all over the world:

• Kazan Cathedral (1801-1811, architect A.N. Voronikhin), St. Petersburg; • Isaac’s Cathedral (1818-1858, architect O. Montferrand), St. Petersburg; • The Great (Old) Hermitage (1771-1787, architect Y.M. Felten), St. Petersburg; • House of N.M. Nelgovskaya (1910-1911, architect S.A. Barankeev), St. Petersburg; • The Chesme Column (1776, architect A. Rinaldi), Pushkin; • Milestones of the Tsarskoye Selo road (1772-1783, architect A. Rinaldi), St. Petersburg; • The M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University building (1949-1953, architect L.V. Rudnev), Moscow; • Moscow metro stations pavilions; • Hilton Leningradskaya hotel (1949-1954, architect L. Polyakov A. Boretsky), Moscow; • Entrances to the government buildings of the Republic of ; • Three-level pedestal of the monument to V.I. Lenin (1954, architect A. Gegello), Kazan.

The stone is used both in decoration and to create cobbled pavements and platforms. For example, the Presidential Courtyard of the Moscow Kremlin is paved with crimson quartzite stone blocks. Crimson quartzite was supplied to many European countries, in particular, to France and Italy, where it was used in magnificent examples of architecture of the Renaissance heirs. Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte in the Cathedral of the House of Invalids (1848, architect L. Visconti), Paris Foundation of the monument to Nicholas I (1857, sculptor P.K. von Klodt), St. Petersburg

Frieze over the southern gate of the Mikhailovsky Castle (1797-1801, architect V. Brenna V.I. Bazhenov), St. Petersburg Vestals statues-lamps in the Catherine Palace, decoration of fireplaces and pedestals (1779, architect Ch. Cameron), Pushkin

Chest (19th century), State Hermitage, St. Petersburg Cupid and Psyche сup base (1807, project author A.V. Voronikhin), State Hermitage, St. Petersburg Bust of the architect Auguste Montferrand in St. Isaac’s Cathedral (1850, architect A. Foletti), St. Petersburg Decoration of the Red Hall in the Mariinsky Palace (1839-1844, architect A.I. Stakenschneider), St. Petersburg

The upper tier and letters of the V.I. Lenin Mausoleum (1929-1930, architect A. Shchusev), Moscow 17 Sosnovaya Str., Room 7, the City of Podporozhye, Leningrad Region, 187780, Russian Federation phone number: +7 (921) 946-47-19 (WeChat & WhatsApp) email: [email protected]