Factors in the Formation of the Buruktal Nickel Silicate Deposit

This paper presents the main factors of the formation of the Buruktal deposit, including the paleogeographic, paleoclimatic, morphological, petrological, and endogenous factors. A stage scheme for the development of the weathering crust has been developed, providing for the polygenic genesis of the deposit. Based on a comparative analysis, the main features of nickel-bearing weathering crusts, as well as the similarities and differences in their formation conditions of nickel-bearing weathering crusts in the Southern Urals and New Caledonia, have been distinguished.