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Monteponi Zn - Pb - Ag Mine

Producer in Sardegna, Italy with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073084
MRDS ID W018897
Record type Site
Current site name Monteponi Zn - Pb - Ag Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.53518, 39.28237 (WGS84)
Relative position S. W. SARDINIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sardegna(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Sardegna

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Metallifero Limestone
    Rock description Metallifero Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.53518, 39.28237
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Iglesais Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sogersa
  • Type Owner
    Owner Soc. Ric. Gest. Rest. Min. Sarda.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Total resources 13500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 10 wt-pct Zinc Major 1966
    Lead Pb 3 wt-pct Lead Major 1966
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Total resources 135000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 10 wt-pct Zinc Major 1966
    Lead Pb 3 wt-pct Lead Major 1966

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 2190 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1967 ; ECON.COM: 6000 MTPD MILL AT CAMPO PISANO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NOVARESE, V., 1950, I GIACIMENTI PIOMBO ZINCIFERI DELLA SARDEGNA; INT. GEOL. CONG. 18TH, REPT. PT. 7, P. 251 - 256

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1966, WORLD MINING CATALOG 6-25-66 P. 79

  • Reserve-Resource

    WORLD MINING 6-25-66 P. 79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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