Cartagena Mines

Producer in Murcia, Spain with commodities Lead, Zinc, Iron, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073119
MRDS ID W018952
Record type Site
Current site name Cartagena Mines
Alternate or previous names La Union Mines, Mantos De Silicatos?

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -0.74819, 37.64924 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR LA UNION, 12 KMS EAST OF CARTAGEWA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Murcia(province)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Spain Murcia

Comments on the location information

  • ACTIVE MINES INCLUDE EMILIA - VALENTIN - TOMASA, GLORIA - SAN JOSE, LOS BLANCOS, MINA DE CARTES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Iron Secondary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary

Materials information

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 and associated rocks

  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -0.74819, 37.64924

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Alpujarrides Nappe

Ore body information

  • General form MANTOS, PENECONCORDANT REPLACEMENTS, DISCORDANT VEINS AND PODS, HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION ZONES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithological And Structural Controls

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1957

Mining district

District name Cartagena Dist., La Union Dist.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Penarroya Espagne, S. A.

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Material CON ZN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^50.5 % Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Zinc Zinc 51wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material CON PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^72 % Pb, 760 G Ag/Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Silver Silver 760g/mt
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 72wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS FOR PENARROYA MINES

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 2190 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 6000 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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