Bodennec Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag

Prospect in Bretagne, France with commodities Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073150
MRDS ID W018995
Record type Site
Current site name Bodennec Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -2.99785, 47.99905 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 KM FROM MORLAIX IN THE BODENNEC AREA, BRITTANY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bretagne(province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Bretagne

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR BRITTANY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -2.99785, 47.99905

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discoverer Fr. Bu. Rech. Geol. Min.

Comments on the production information

  • PLAN 20,000 MTPY METALS OPERATION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 2850000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 4.25 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976
    Copper Cu 1.65 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Lead Pb 2.7 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
    Silver Ag 83 g/mt Silver Major 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ACTUAL STATED RESERVES ARE 2.7 TO 3.0 MILLION TONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1976, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW P. 523

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1976, MINING MAGAZINE 9 - 76 P. 277

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING ANN. REV. 1976 P. 523

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.