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Aznalcollar Mine

Producer in Spain with commodities Lead, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073118
MRDS ID W018951
Record type Site
Current site name Aznalcollar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.28154, 37.53266 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Rock unit name Mang Chert
    Rock description Mang Chert
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Felsic Metamorphic Rock > Keratophyre
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.28154, 37.53266
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1969

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Material CON-ZN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^50 % Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 50wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material CON-PB
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^50 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 50wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material CON-CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^25 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 25wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material CON-PYR
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^48 % S
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 48wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^.6 % Cu (Pyroclastic Ore)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PLAN 2 MILLION TPY PYRITE ORE (5% PB+ZN+CU) AND 1.4 MILLION TPY PYROCLASTIC ORE (0.6% CU) BY 1980.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 35000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 90000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.85 wt-pct Lead Major 1983
    Zinc Zn 1.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1983
    Copper Cu 0.51 wt-pct Copper Major 1983
    Silver Ag 37 g/mt Silver Major 1983
    Gold Au 0.5 g/mt Gold Minor 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 35000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1977

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE WILL BE OPEN PIT

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 120 ; MILL.CAP: 3400 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1980 ; ECON.COM: EXPECTED TOTAL INVESTMENT 7 MILLION PESETAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE LA CUADRA, LUIS AND PRADO, JULIAN, 1976, IMPORTANT SPANISH MINING PROJECTS, 9TH WORLD MINING CONG. 1-10 P. 8

  • Deposit

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON VOLCANIC-HOSTED COPPER-ZINC-LEAD MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.

  • Production

    DE LA CUADRA, 1976

  • Reserve-Resource

    DE LA CUADRA, 1976; MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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