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Kaisersberg

Producer in Steiermark, Austria with commodity Graphite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024378
MRDS ID ISM0090
Record type Site
Current site name Kaisersberg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 15.06874, 47.34872 (WGS84)
Elevation 750
Relative position CENTROID, 4 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Steiermark(province)

Austria(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Austria Steiermark

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 15 KM SW OF LEOBEN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAPHITE, AMORPHOUS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Plattl-Quartzite;Rannach-Conglomerate
    Rock description Plattl-Quartzite;Rannach-Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) 15.06874, 47.34872
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northern Graywacke Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; GRAPHITE, SERICITE, QUARTZ, FELDSPARS; UP TO 6 GRAPHITE-LAYERS AVERAGING 3-4 M IN THICKNESS, LENGTH OF ORE BODIES UP TO 400 M, LENGTH OF MINED PORTIONS 30 M. PARALIC LCARB COAL, REGIONALLY METAMORPHOSED (EPIZONE) DURING ALPIDIC FOLDING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1755
Year of last production 1984

Mining district

District name Leoben-Rottenmann-Graphite-Area, Tauern

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Grafitbergbau Kaisersberg Franz Mayr-Melnhof And Co

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL CAPACITY INCLUDING TRIEBEN IS ABOUT 35000 TPY. FLOTATION CAPACITY IS 1500 TPY PRODUCT GRAPHITE ORES FROM PINEROLO/ITALY WERE PURCHASED IN 1984 TO GIVE ADDITIONAL MILLFEED. ORE PRODUCTION FIGURES SINCE 1982 INCLUDE TRIEBEN-MINE DELIVERIES

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 2000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Graphite Fc 40 wt-pct Graphite Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • R1E EQUALS R1E AS THERE ARE NO LOSSES IN BENEFICIATION
  • R2E EQUALS R2E RESOURCES IN THE AREA SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR ANOTHER 20-30 YEARS OF MINING AT PRESENT PRODUCTION LEVELS

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (CONSIDERABLE TIMBER REQUIREMENTS TO SECURE MINING ADITS;). EXPLORATION(YES); ASSESSMENT(AT PRESENT MARKET CONDITIONS FOR GRAPHITE NO MAJOR EXPANSION PROGRAMME IS BEING PLANNED); MINIMUM C-CONTENT OF ORES BEING MINED IS 40 % FC. ORES ARE HANDSORTED GRADE A (77-85 % FC), GRADE B (70-76 % FC), GRADE C (60-70 % FC), GRADE D (50-60 % FC), GRADE E (40-50 %FC). APART FROM GRAPHITES BEING FLOTATED, THERE IS NO ENRICHMENT IN C DURING BENEFICIATION. GRADES ARE BLENDED TO MEET CUSTOMERS REQUIREMENTS. MAIN PRODUCT IS (NON FLOTATED) GRAPHITE FOR FOUNDRY APPLICATIONS. MINOR QUANTITIES ARE FOR PENCILMAKING, FOR SINTERFEED PREPARATION, FOR CARBONRAISING IN CONVERTERS. A SPECIAL PRODUCT GRADING 88-92 % FC "SPEZIALGRAPHIT-MP" TO SERVE AS MUD-ADDITIVE FOR ROTARY AND TURBODRILL OPERATIONS IN OIL-WELL-DRILLING HAS BEEN DEVELOPED GEOPHYSICS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KLAR, G. 1964: STEIRISCHE GRAPHITE.- VERLAG STYRIA, GRAZ-WIEN-KOELN

  • Deposit

    HADITSCH, J.G., 1979: LAGERSTAETTEN FESTER MINERALISCHER ROHSTOFFE IN OESTERREICH UND IHRE BEDEUTUNG.- GRUNDLAGEN DER ROHSTOFFVERSORGUNG,VOL.2. WIEN, 1979

  • Deposit

    METZ, K., 1938: DIE GEOLOGIE DER GRAUWACKENZONE VON LEOBEN BIS MAUTERN- JB. GEOL. B.A.1938

  • Deposit

    METZ, K., 1940: DIE GEOLOGIE DER GRAUWACKENZONE VON MAUTERN BIS TRIEBEN.- MITT.R. FUER BODENF.,WIEN 1940

  • Production

    OESTERREICHISCHES MONTAN-HANDBUCH. SEVERAL VOLS. (1980-1985)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND CRUSHING, GRINDING, AIR SIFTING, CYCLONING, FLOTATION TO PRODUCE SPECIAL GRADES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1984 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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