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Kisnica Mine

Producer in Serbia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073163
MRDS ID W019012
Record type Site
Current site name Kisnica Mine
Alternate or previous names Novo Brdo Mine, Kopaonik Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 21.35185, 42.59872 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR KOSOVSKA MITROVICA CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Serbia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Serbia

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG ARE FOR NOVO BRDO MINE. KOPAONIK MINE IS AT 43 DEG 14 MIN N., 20 DEG 51 MIN E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result 1969 KISNICA - NOVO BRDO OPEN PIT ORE 2.3% PB 1.1% ZN 40 G/MT AG. KISNICA ORE WAS 6% PB IN LATE 1958

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 21.35185, 42.59872
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dinaric Alps, Kopaonik Mountains
Type of structure Local
Structure description Trepca Valley Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 225

Mining district

District name Kosovska Mitrovica Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Trepca

Comments on the production information

  • NOVO BRDO MINE CAPACITY IS BEING EXPANDED FROM 90,000 TO 480,000 MTPY ORE. ALSO PART OF THE $20 MIL PROJECT IS THE BUDOVAC CONCENTRATOR - CAPACITY 600,000 MTPY ORE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 10000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 100 g/mt Silver Minor 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1 IS AN ESTIMATE BY GOUDARZI BASED ON 20 YEARS AT 480,000 MTPY EXPECTED AT NOVO BRDO
  • SEE RESV. & POT. RESO. COMMENTS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: OCCASIONAL LABOR SHORTAGE DUE TO LOW WAGE SCALE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FORGAN, C. B., 1950, ORE DEPOSITS AT STANTRG; IN DUNHAM, K. C., ED., GEOL., PARAGENESIS AND RESV. OF PB - ZN, INTERNAT. GEOL. CONG. 18TH LONDON, PT. 7 P. 290

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1975, METALS WEEK 2 - 10 - 75

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALS WEEK 2 - 10 - 75

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: KISNICA - 1958, NOVO BRDO - ROMAN TIMES, REOPENED '61

Reporter information

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

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