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Pianciano - Castel Giuliano Fluorspar Deposit

Producer in Italy with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069453
MRDS ID W006989
Record type Site
Current site name Pianciano - Castel Giuliano Fluorspar Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 12.16858, 42.09889 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Relative position 35 KM. NW. OF ROME, ITALY NEAR BRACCIANO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Italy

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR BRACCIANO, ITALY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE FLUORITE IS EXTREMELY FINE GRAINED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Augite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Illite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Opal Gangue

Analytical data

Result CLAYEY ORE: CAF2 - 55%, BARITE - 7 TO 12%, APATITE - 3 TO 6%, PHOSPHATES - 5 TO 7%. SANDY ORE: CAF2 - 13 TO 16%, BARITE - 3 TO 5%, APATITE - 2 TO 3%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock
    Rock unit name Clayey & Sandy Pyroclastic Lake Sediments
    Rock description Clayey & Sandy Pyroclastic Lake Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) 12.16858, 42.09889
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vulsino And Sabatino Volcanoes, Small Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.65M
    Length 2100M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Chemical Solutions Precipitated In Lake Water, Deposited In Sediments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1969

Mining district

District name Castel Giuliano Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Montedison Co.; Soricom

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Material F
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^55. % Caf2 (Crude Ore - Processing Plant Cap.)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 55wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM ONE - FIGURE IS BASED ON EXPECTED CAPACITY OF 500,000 TONS FOR THE BENEFICATION PLANT AND 200,000 TONS FOR THE PELETIZING PLANT (BOTH ARE SORICOM FACILITIES)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Total resources 9700000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 55 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1969
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 10 wt-pct Barium Minor 1969

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1 - SORICOM'S HOLDINGS ALONE ARE 8 MILLION TONS 55% CAF2 AND SUBSTANTIAL INFERRED ORE.
  • SORICOM'S HOLDINGS ALONE ARE 8 MILLION TONS OF 55% CAF2 WITH SUBSTANTIAL INFERRED ORE

Comments on the workings information

  • CLAIMS COVER 1,258 HECTACRES.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: DEPOSIT IS EASILY MINED BY OPENCUT METHODS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPADA, A., 1969, THE FLUORITES AND BARYTES DEPOSIT OF EMANATION - SEDIMENTARY ORIGIN IN LACUSTRINE FACIES INTERBEDDED WITH PYROCLASTS IN THE CASTEL GIULIANO AREA (PROVINCE OF ROME, ITALY): INDUSTRIA MINERARIA, OCT. 1969, 37 P.

  • Deposit

    GROGAN, R.M., AND OTHERS, 1974, THE ENVIRONMENTS OF DEPOSITION OF FLUORSPAR, IN A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUB. 22, P. 9

  • Deposit

    , 1971, 72, U.S. BU MINES MINERALS YEARBOOKS, VOL. III

  • Production

    U.S. BU MINES MINERALS YEARBOOKS, 1971, 72, AREA REPORTS: INTERNATIONAL

  • Reserve-Resource

    SPADA, A., 1969, FLUORITE AND BARYTES..., P. 5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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