Santa Lucia - Su Zurfuru Fluorspar Mine

Producer in Sardegna, Italy with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10069455
MRDS ID	W006991
Record type	Site
Current site name	Santa Lucia - Su Zurfuru Fluorspar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	8.48518, 39.4157 (WGS84)
Relative position	15 KM NORTH OF IGLESIAS, 60 KM NW. OF CAGLIARI, SARDINIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sardegna(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Italy	Sardegna

Comments on the location information

LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR LANGEAC. LANGEAC DISTRICT IN HAUTE - LOIRE CONTAINS THE MARSANGES AREA CHAVANIAC, SENOUIRE AND OTHER DEPOSITS. THE OTHER MAJOR DISTRICT IS BEIX IN PUY-DE-DOME.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical	Primary
Barium-Barite Critical	Secondary
Lead	Secondary
Zinc Critical	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Barite	Ore
Fluorite	Ore
Galena	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	8.48518, 39.4157	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form LINEAR

General form	LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

Fault Control

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Both
Deposit size	Large
Significant	No
Year of first production	1965

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Sarrabus Mineraria S. P. A. (Santa Lucia Mine); Pertusola Co. (Su Zurfuru Mine)

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Sarrabus Mineraria S. P. A. (Santa Lucia Mine); Pertusola Co. (Su Zurfuru Mine)

Comments on the production information

ITEMS 8 AND 9 - MARSANGES SECTION

Comments on the workings information

CHAVANIAC ORE BODY IS 1 KM. LONG WITH A 350 M. LONG BARREN PART IN THE MIDDLE AVERAGE WIDTH - 3 M.

Comments on development

ECON.COM: LANGEAC FLOATATION MILL PRODUCES 6 TONS/HR OF 97% CAF2 CONCENTRATE

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W006991

Bibliographic references

Deposit

1964, 1965 MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL. III U.S. BU MINES P. 559 AND 524 RESPECTIVELY
Deposit

ZUFFARDI, P. 1967, THE GENESIS OF STRATIFORM LEAD - ZINC AND BARITE IN SARDINIA, IN BROWN J.S. ED. GENESIS OF STRATIFORM LEAD - ZINC - BARITE - FLUORITE DEPOSITS, A SYMPOSIUM: ECON. GEOL. MONOGRAPH 3, P. 181
Production

1965, MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL. III: U.S. BU MINES, P. 524

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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