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Rzanovo Mine

Producer in Macedonia with commodities Nickel, Iron, Chromium, Cobalt
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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. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024494
MRDS ID ISM0214
Record type Site
Current site name Rzanovo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 22.26847, 41.23208 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Macedonia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Macedonia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS MT. WINDARRA ORE BODY; SOUTH WINDARRA IS 15 KM S OF MT. WINDARRA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Chromium Critical Secondary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 22.26847, 41.23208
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Weathering Of Ultramafic Rocks

Comments on the geologic information

  • REGIONAL METAMORPHISM, FELSIC INTRUSION; PYTT + PNLD + CO-PYRT + CLCP + MGNT; PNLD + PYRT; MLRT + PNLD + PYRT + PYTT; MGNT + PYRT + MLRT; WINDARRA GREENSTONE BELT COMPRISES, FROM BASE: SUB-VOLCANIC ULTRAMAFICS, BANDED IRON FORMATION, ULTRAMAFIC PLUS I-NTERCALATED BIF, BASALT. ORE IS ASSOCIATED WITH BIF INTERCALA-TION IN UPPER ULTRAMAFIC UNIT. ORE CONTAINS MASSIVE, BRECCIA,- AND DISSEMINATED SULPHIDES (LATTER DOMINANT). BRECCIA ORE RE-SULT OF REMOBILISATION DURING DEFORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1972

Comments on the production information

  • 400,000 MT/YR ORE 400,000 MT/YR ORE PRODUCTION SUSPENDED DURING 1978-1980 BECAUSE OF WEAK NICKEL DEMAND. PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE TOTALS FOR BOTH MINES-. ONLY ONE, MOUNT WINDARRA, HAS BEEN RECOMMISSIONED FOLLOWING- SUSPENSION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.09 wt-pct Nickel Major 1980
    Iron Fe 32 wt-pct Iron Major 1980
    Chromium Cr2O3 2 wt-pct Chromium Minor 1980
    Cobalt Co 0.006 wt-pct Cobalt Trace 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.9 wt-pct Nickel Major 1977

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( X; WEAK NICKEL DEMAND AND WORLDWIDE OVERCAPACITY). DEVELOPMENT(YES); EXPLORATION(YES); ASSESSMENT(BOTH MINES WERE ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE DURING 1978-80 PERIOD OF DEPRESSED PRICES, BUT MOUNT WINDARRA HAS SINCE BE-EN RECOMMISSIONED AND MINE EXPANSION AIMED AT INCREASING OUTPU-T TO 8,000 MT/YR NICKEL-IN-CONC IS UNDERWAY (600,000 MT/YR ORE-). TREATMENT CAPACITY IS CURRENTLY 1,000,000 MT/YR ORE.); TREATMENT FACILITIES NOW ALSO USED FOR GOLD PROCESSING, HENCE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY OF OPERATION. ; ECON.COM: BOTH MINES WERE ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE DURING 1978-80 PERIOD OF DEPRESSED PRICES, BUT MOUNT WINDARRA HAS SINCE BE-EN RECOMMISSIONED AND MINE EXPANSION AIMED AT INCREASING OUTPU-T TO 8,000 MT/YR NICKEL-IN-CONC IS UNDERWAY (600,000 MT/YR ORE-). TREATMENT CAPACITY IS CURRENTLY 1,000,000 MT/YR ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BERTHOLD, GUNTER, 1980, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE, XXV. JUGOSLAWIEN: HANNOVER (GERMANY, FEDERAL REP-UBLIC), BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, 186- P.

  • Deposit

    SONDERMAYER, R.V., 1981, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF YUGOSLAVIA, IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1977, V. I-II, AREA REPORTS--INTERNATIONAL: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GOVER-NMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 1069-1085.

  • Deposit

    CHADWICK, J.R., 1982, YUGOSLAVIA--MINING INDUSTRY WITH CONSIDERABLE POTENTIAL: WORLD MINING, V. 35, NO. 11, P. 52--55.

  • Production

    PA1, PA8: RF3, P. 55.

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; OPEN CUT SMELTED; REFINED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1984 Foose, Michael P. U.S. Geological Survey

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