Velke Vbrno-Konstantin Vvk

Producer in Czech Republic with commodities Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024383
MRDS ID ISM0095
Record type Site
Current site name Velke Vbrno-Konstantin Vvk

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 17.3355, 50.13196 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Czech Republic(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Czech Republic

Comments on the location information

  • NORTHERN MORAVIA NEAR POLONIAN BORDER TO SILESIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAPHITE, CRYSTALLINE (MICROCRYSTALLINE)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 17.3355, 50.13196

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Velke Vrbno-Dome

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; GRAPHITE, MICA, QUARTZ, PYRITE; DOMAL STRUCTURE (7.5 KM BY 2.5 KM); CORE MUSCOVITE-GNEISS SURROUNDED BY AMPHIBOLITES, GRAPHITE SEAMS, LIMESTONES. ORE CONTAINS ABOUT 30 % FC, AND 6 % S. GRAPHITE SEAMS UP TO 4 M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of last production 1985

Mining district

District name Moravian-Graphite-District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner State Owned

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATE BASED ON MAPS, SECTIONS AND VARIOUS INFORMATIONS, ASSUMING 60 % RECOVERY RATE
  • MINIMUM ESTIMATE INCLUDING R1E, R1M+S, R2. MAXIMUM DEPTH OF ORE 50-70 M (KUZVART, 1984)

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(UNKNOWN); EXPLORATION(UNKNOWN); PRODUCTS: GRF CONCENTRATES 40-60 % FC AND PYRITE-CONCS. CONTAINING 37 % S; GRF-CONCENTRATES EXCLUSIVELY FOR FOUNDRY APPLICATIONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KUZVART, M., 1984: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS.- DEVELOPM. IN ECON. GEOL.NO.18, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBL. B .V. AMSTERDAM

  • Deposit

    STUTZER, O. 1911: DIE WICHTIGSTEN LAGERSTAETTEN DER "NICHT-ERZE".VOL.I (GRAPHIT, DIAMANT, SCHWEFEL, PHOSPHAT) - BORNTRAEGER, BERLIN, 1911

  • Deposit

    FORMANEK, J., KRIZEK, J. & STEPAN, K., 1963: GRAPHITE, - MINING, BENEFICIATION AND USAGE IN INDUSTRY (CZECH) PRAHA 1963

  • Deposit

    BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: WORLD MINERAL STATISTICS

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.). SURFACE GRINDING (200 MESH) HYDROCYCLONING, FLOTATION (4 SEQUENCES) AVAILABLE DATA ON CSSR ORE PRODUCTION (1000 TONNES), CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION (TONNES) FROM KUZVART 1984 AND FROM BGS-WORLD MINERAL STATISTICS (YEAR: ORE PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION.): 1973: 25; UNKNOWN. 1974: 39; UNKNOWN. 1975: 45.1; UNKNOWN. 1976: 33.8; UNKNOWN; 1977: 49.2; UNKNOWN. 1978: 46.4; 13630. 1979: 51; 14600. 1980: 51; 15700. 1981: UNKNOWN; 21977. 1982: UNKNOWN; 26666.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1985 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

Beyond USGS

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