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L'Argentiere Pb - Zn Mine

Producer in France with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073153
MRDS ID W018998
Record type Site
Current site name L'Argentiere Pb - Zn Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 6.55202, 44.79892 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE GRADES 3.74% PB, 0.6% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Feldspathic Sandstone
    Rock description Feldspathic Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 6.55202, 44.79892
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1964

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Penarroya

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.74 % Pb, .6 % Zn, (Est From Mill Cap)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 4wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL FOR L ARGENTIERE, MALINES, LA PLAQUE IN 1972 WAS 36,900 KG PB, 23.8 KG ZN METAL PRODUCT. LA PLAQUE CLOSED IN 1973

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 730 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 2000 MTPD MILL CAP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MACQUAR, J.C., 1970, LE TRIAS; FRANCE BU. RECH. GEOL. MIN. BULL. SER. 2, SECT. 2, NO. 1, P. 53

  • Production

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1976 P. 233

Reporter information

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

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