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La Parrilla

Occurrence in Spain with commodities Tungsten, Tin, Arsenic
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055808
MRDS ID SP00006
Record type Site
Current site name La Parrilla
Alternate or previous names Adelaida, Maricarmen La Parrilla

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -5.89817, 39.16594 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain
Spain

Comments on the location information

  • POINT OF REFERENCE IS THE LOCATION OF MIAJADAS (SITE OF MINE OFFICES)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Arsenic Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -5.89817, 39.16594
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Precambrian Metasedimentary Rocks Thought To Be Intruded By Early Permian (?) Granite At Depth

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF QUARTZ VEINLET STOCKWORK. SCHEELITE IS THE PRINCIPAL TUNGSTEN MINERAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1951

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minera Adelaide, S. A.. Minera Bonilla, S. L.

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Period 1961-84
    Material CON (S)
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^78% W03
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 78wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Material CON (S)
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^78% W03
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 78wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1,000 TONNES SCHEELITE (70% W03) CONCENTRATE PER YEAR; 250 TONNES TIN (72% TIN) CONCENTRATE PER YEAR.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • "R" DENOTES IN SITU RESOURCES - QUANTITIES OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FOR THE NEXT FEW DECADES. "2" DENOTES EXTENSIONS OF KNOWN DEPOSITS AND NEWLY DISCOVERED DEPOSITS - PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES. "E" DENOTES ECONOMICALLY EXPLOITABLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • MINING METHOD IS PRESENTLY OPEN PIT (UNDERGROUND UNTIL 1968)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERA BONILLA S.A., 1985, GRUPO MINERO MARICARMEN LA PARRILLA, MIAJADAS, CACERES, MINERA BONILLA, S.A., N.P.. . ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I., AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 51P

  • Production

    INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY RECORD W084

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1985 Sinclair W. David Geological Survey of Canada

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