| Deposit ID | 10073119 |
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| MRDS ID | W018952 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cartagena Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | La Union Mines, Mantos De Silicatos? |
| Geographic coordinates: | -0.74819, 37.64924 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR LA UNION, 12 KMS EAST OF CARTAGEWA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Murcia(province)
Spain(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Spain | Murcia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Nevado-Filabride Schists, Quartz Marbles;Alpujarride Phyllite-Quartzites, Diabases;Pebbly Mudstones And Other Sediments |
| Rock description | Nevado-Filabride Schists, Quartz Marbles;Alpujarride Phyllite-Quartzites, Diabases;Pebbly Mudstones And Other Sediments |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -0.74819, 37.64924 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Alpujarrides Nappe |
| General form | MANTOS, PENECONCORDANT REPLACEMENTS, DISCORDANT VEINS AND PODS, HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION ZONES |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| District name | Cartagena Dist., La Union Dist. |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Penarroya Espagne, S. A. |
| Year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | CON ZN | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^50.5 % Zn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | CON PB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^72 % Pb, 760 G Ag/Mt | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018952 |
PAVILLON, M. - J., 1969, LES MINERALISATIONS PLOMBO - ZINCIFERES DE CARTHAGENE (CORDILLERES BETIQUES, ESPAGNE); MINERALIUM DEPOSITA V. 4, NO. 4 P. 368 - 385
RAUSCH & MARIACHER, 1970, AIME SYMP. PB-ZN V. 1, P. 952 - 953
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1976 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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