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Chaillac

Producer in France with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron
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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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023463
MRDS ID I000447
Record type Site
Current site name Chaillac

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 1.30208, 46.43231 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF CHAILLAC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Fluorite Ore
Hematite Ore

Analytical data

Result LOW RATIO OF SR SULFATE TO BA SULFATE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 1.30208, 46.43231
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ROCKS BELOW THE DEPOSIT ARE OF CONTINENTAL ORIGIN(ARGILLITE, RED BEDS); ROCKS ABOVE THE DEPOSIT ARE OF MARINE ORIGIN (LIMESTONE).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1975

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Societe Barytine De Chaillac

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Period 1975-1980
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^50% Baso4
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    BaSO4 Barium-Barite Barium 50wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION RATE IS 1200-2000 TPD OF BARITE ORE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 8000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 50 wt-pct Barium Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOULADON, J., 1989, FRANCE AND LUXEMBOURG, 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. 37-104.

  • Deposit

    AGARD, J., AND EMBERGER, A., 1989, INTRODUCTION TO SOUTHWEST EUROPE, 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. 1-36.

  • Deposit

    LOUGHBROUGH, ROGER, 1994, THE MINERALS INDUSTRY OF FRANCE EN ROUTE TO RECOVERY: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 322, P. 19-37.

  • Production

    BOULADON, 1989.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE IS INTIMATELY ASSOCIATED WITH HEMATITE. THE DEPSOIT WAS HEAPED AND BRECCIATED AT THE TIME OF DEPOSIT--SUGGESTIVE OF A HOT SPRING ENVIRONMENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 11-OCT-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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