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Les Farges

Past Producer in Corse, France with commodities Lead, Barium-Barite, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073154
MRDS ID W018999
Record type Site
Current site name Les Farges
Alternate or previous names Farges Ba, Pb, Ag Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 1.86871, 45.36566 (WGS84)
Relative position AT LES FARGES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Corse(province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Corse

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR CORREZE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 1.86871, 45.36566
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N30w Fractures

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1974
Year of last production 1981

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ste Min. Correze
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ste. Min Correze

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^5.7 % Pb, 105 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 105g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 6wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PLAN 10,000 TO 12,000 MTPY PB CONC., 30,000 TO 35,000 MTPY BARITE

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE STARTED UP END OF 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1976, WORLD MINING YEARBOOK CATALOG, 6 - 25 - 76 P. 163

  • Deposit

    BOULADON, J., 1989, FRANCE AND LUXEMBOURG, IN DUNNING, F.W., GARRARD, P., HASLAM, H.W., AND IXER, R.A., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 4/5: SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN EUROPE, WITH ICELAND: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 37-104.

  • Production

    STAFF, 1976, WORLD MINING CAT. 6 - 25 - 76 P. 165; CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION FROM BOULADON, 1989.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BOULDON, 1989.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE- AND GALENA-BEARING VEIN CUTS FLUORITE-FILLED FRACTURES THAT TREND N30W.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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