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Salafossa Zn - Pb Mine

Producer in Italy with commodities Zinc, Lead
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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. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073087
MRDS ID W018900
Record type Site
Current site name Salafossa Zn - Pb Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 12.58539, 46.56544 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM ENE OF S. PIETRO DI CADORE

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 S. PIETRO DE CADORE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Boulangerite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Dolomite
    Rock description Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 12.58539, 46.56544
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Normal Fault (Triassic), Paleokarst Structure

Ore body information

  • General form BRECCIATED MASS
    Thickness 100M
    Length 700M
    Width 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Triassic Fault And An Associated Karst Provided A Brecciated Mass Suitable For Filling

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1959

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner S. M. M. P.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Soc. Min. E Met. Di Pertusola

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Period 1959-1970
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^6 % Zn, 1 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 6wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Demonstrated 4600000000mt ore
    Inferred 600000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1971
    Lead Pb 1 wt-pct Lead Major 1971

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 2% ZN - PB CUTOFF GRADE

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 912 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 2500 MTPD MILL CAP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAGNY, PHILIPPE, 1974, EMERSIONS MEDIOTRIASIQUES ET MINERALISATIONS DANS LA REGION DE SAPPADA, LE GISEMENT DE SALAFOSSA; UNIVERSITY OF NANCY I, DOCTORAL THESIS P. 218 - 314

  • Production

    RAUSCH, D. O., MARIACHER, B. C., 1970, AIME SYMP. PB - ZN, V. 1 P. 950-1

  • Reserve-Resource

    LAGNY, P., 1974, PHD. THESIS U. OF NANCY I P. 225

Reporter information

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

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