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Silesia - Cracow Zn - Pb Mines

Producer in Poland with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Cadmium, Thallium, Arsenic, Germanium
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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. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073115
MRDS ID W018946
Record type District
Current site name Silesia - Cracow Zn - Pb Mines
Alternate or previous names Pomorzany, Boleslaw Olkusz Area, Matylda, Trzebionka Chrzanow Area, Orzel Bialy Bytom Area, Zawiercie Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 18.86883, 50.28193 (WGS84)
Relative position 50 KM NW OF KRAKOW.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Poland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Poland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Cadmium Secondary
Thallium Secondary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Germanium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OTHER TRACE ELEMENTS INCLUDE MN, CU, GA, SB, NI, MO, SN, BI, IN, HG, MO, CO, CR

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Calamine Ore
Galena Ore
Greenockite Ore
Limonite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Meneghinite Ore
Phosgenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ZN:PB RATIO 5:1

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Muschelkalk Dolomitized Limestone
    Rock description Muschelkalk Dolomitized Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 18.86883, 50.28193
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bohemian Massif To The West, Alpine-Carpathian Orogen To The South
Type of structure Local
Structure description Bytom (Beuthen) Trough, Wilkoszyn-Trzebinia Trough, Tarnowskie Gory (Tarnowitz) Trough, Krzeszowice - Siewierz Monocline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Associated With Synclinal Structures, Faults And Graben Structures, Favorable Host Rocks, Solution Cavities, Collapse Breccias, Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 0
Year of first production 0

Mining district

District name Silesia - Cracow (Upper Silesia) Dist.

Production statistics

  • Year 1950
    Period 0000-1950
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^16 % Zn, 4 % Pb (Est. By P.S.)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 4wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 16wt-pct
  • Year 1973
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^4.7 % Zn, 1.6 % Pb, (Est. By P.S.)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 5wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM 1 - GRADE ESTIMATE BASED ON ITEMS 2, 3. ITEM 8 IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE. POMORZANY OPENED 1974, 2.5 MILLION MTPY CAP., PLAN 4 MILLION MTPY EVENTUALLY

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Total resources 200000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 11 wt-pct Zinc Major 1968
    Lead Pb 2.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1968

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1.8% ZN + PB CUTOFF GRADE
  • ITEM 2 - RESV. STATED AS 10 TO 20 MILLION TONS METAL CONTENT. CUTOFF GRADE 1.8% ZN + PB
  • ITEM 2 - RESV. STATED AS 10 TO 20 MILLION TONS METAL CONTENT. CUTOFF GRADE IS 1.8% ZN + PB

Comments on the workings information

  • POMORZANY SHAFTS (3) ARE ALL 570 M. DEEP

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 5000 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1973 ; ECON.COM: NEW POMERZANY COMPLEX COST $70 MIL., 2.1 MIL MTPY CAP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRUSZCZYK, HUBERT AND POUBA, ZDENEK, 1968, STRATIFORM ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BOHEMIAN MASSIF AND SILESIA - CRACOW AREA; INTL. GEOL. CONG., 23RD., GUIDE TO EXCURSION 23 AC, 48 P.

  • Deposit

    ZWIERZYCKI, J., 1950, LEAD AND ZINC ORES IN POLAND; INTL. GEOL. CONG., 18TH, PART 7, P. 314-24

  • Deposit

    RIDGE, J. D., SMOLARSKA, I., 1972, FACTORS BEARING ON THE GENESIS OF THE SILESIAN - CRACOVIAN LEAD - ZINC DEPOSITS IN SOUTHERN POLAND; INTL GEOL CONG., 24TH, PROC. SECT. 6 P. 216 - 29

  • Production

    U.S. BU MINES MIN. YBK., 1973, V. 3 P. 706, 711. GRUSZCZYK, H., 1968, IGC GUIDBOOK 23 AC P. 17. ZWIERZYCKI, J., 1950, I.G.C. PT. 7 P 319-322

  • Reserve-Resource

    GRUSZCZYK, H., POUBA, Z., 1968, I.G.C., 23RD. GUIDE TO EXC. 23 AC, P. 17. WEDOW, H. 1977, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION 5-16-77

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BEDS 0.1 TO 5 M THICK, OCCASIONALLY UP TO 30 M. THICK.
Deposit Discovery Year: ANCIENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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