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Valderrodero

Producer in Spain with commodity Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023456
MRDS ID I000439
Record type Site
Current site name Valderrodero
Alternate or previous names Magna Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -3.28141, 42.01582 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR SALAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF SALAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MAGNESITE IS COASRSE-GRAINED AND HIGHLY CRYSTALLINE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnesite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Talc Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -3.28141, 42.01582
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE CARBONATE ROCKS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN GREEN SLATES AND SANDSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 600000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Magnesite MgO 50 wt-pct Magnesium Major 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VAZQUEZ, GUZMAN, F., 1989, SPAIN, IN DUNNING, F.W., GARRARD, P., HASLAM, H.W., AND IXER, R.A., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 4/5: SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN EUROPE, WITH ICELAND: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 105-196

  • Production

    VAZQUEZ GUZMAN, 1989.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CARBONATES AND MAGNESITE DIP SUB-VERTICALLY AND STRIKE NW-SE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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