The Leningrad Mining Institute Scientists Contribution to the Non-ferrous Metallurgy Ore Base Creation During the Second World War

Abstract

The report is devoted to the activities of scientists of the Leningrad Mining Institute in the deep rear of the Soviet Union during the Second World War. The Soviet economy was reoriented towards the needs of the front. The activities of scientists proceeded simultaneously in different areas: research activities, in the organization of production and prospecting work in aluminum, tin, nickel, and molybdenum and cobalt production. The report among others presents the scientific achievements of the LGI nickel group, thanks to whose efforts during the Great Patriotic War, in the deep rear of the Soviet Union, uninterrupted production of “defense” metals, such as nickel, cobalt and molybdenum, established on its own scientific base, in a short time and without any foreign assistance. Research carried out during the Second World War provided concrete technical assistance to the country's mining and metallurgical enterprises, thereby contributing to the rapid development of a number of industries and thereby making a key contribution to the victory over NazisMoskow.