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(Facility) Mezica Area Mines & Celje Smelter

Plant in Slovenia with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073155
MRDS ID W019001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Mezica Area Mines & Celje Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 15.2687, 46.23206 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR MEZICA CITY NEAR THE AUSTRIAN BORDER. ALSO NEAR LJUBLJANA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Slovenia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Slovenia

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR CELJE CITY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE AVERAGES 2% PB, 2 TO 4% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 15.2687, 46.23206
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, DISCONTINUOUS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Bedding Planes

Comments on the geologic information

  • IRREGULAR, DISCONTINUOUS ORE BODIES OF SMALL SIZE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Plant type Smelter

Mining district

District name Mezica Dist.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Trepca

Comments on the production information

  • THE CELJE SMELTER CLOSED IN 1972. ORE GRADE IN 1960 WAS 3.4% PB, 2.4% ZN. MEZICA CONCENTRATES AVERAGE 50% PB, 20% ZN (CIRCA 1975)

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1960 ABOUT 350 SMALL ORE SHOOTS WERE BEING MINED. AVERAGE SIZE WAS SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS RANGING FROM UP TO 150,000 TONS TO AS LOW AS 100 TONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALLAWAY, H. M., 1960, LEAD, A MATERIAL SURVEY, P. 135.

  • Deposit

    BISHOP, O. M.; DEN HARTOG E. E., 1959, MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1958 VOL. I, U. S. BU MINES, P. 665, 1186.

  • Deposit

    SYLVESTER, A., 1973, MINING JOURNAL ANNUAL REVIEW (LONDON) 1973, P. 443

  • Production

    CALLAWAY, 1960, LEAD, P. 135; U. S. BU MINES MINS YBK 1958, V. I P. 665, 1186. MINING JOURNAL ANNUAL REVIEW 1973, P. 443. MINING MAGAZINE 9 - 76 P. 297.

Reporter information

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

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