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Stari Trg Mine

Producer in Serbia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Sulfur, Copper, Cadmium, Bismuth, Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073167
MRDS ID W019023
Record type Site
Current site name Stari Trg Mine
Alternate or previous names Zvecan Plant, Zorka Plant, Kosovska Mitrovica Plant, Stantrg Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 20.9352, 42.93205 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Relative position SIX KMS. NE. OF KOSOVSKA MITROVICA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Serbia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Serbia

Comments on the location information

  • LAT., LONG. FOR STARI TRG MINE. ZORKA PLANT IS IN SABAC, SERBIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Sulfur Secondary
Copper Secondary
Cadmium Secondary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OVERALL GRADE FOR ALL TREPCA MINES IN 1972 WAS 2.46% PB, 1.68% ZN

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1948 ORE ANALYSIS - 7.12% PB, 5.5% ZN, 0.08% CU, 85.8 G/MT AG, 87 G/MT BI, 0.2 G/MT AU, 0.51% AS, 0.02% CD, 31.49% FE, 28.93% S, 3.4% CAO, 0.45% MGO, 2.33% MNO, 12.10% SIO2, 2.51% AL2O3, 4.61% CO2 + H2O

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Breccia-Andesite;Ord-Sil
    Rock description Breccia-Andesite;Ord-Sil
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestone-Stantrg Series
    Rock description Limestone-Stantrg Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) 20.9352, 42.93205
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form PLUNGING ANTICLINE
    Plunge 40 DEG NW
    Thickness 50M
    Length 1000M
    Width 100M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 800M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Between L. S. And Breccia Pipe, Between L. S. And Overlying Schist, Joints In L. S.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 115
Year of first production 1930

Mining district

District name Kosovska Mitrovica Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kombinat Trepca

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Material PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8.64 % Pb, 3.68 % Zn, .2 % Cu, 35.04 % Fe, 122 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Major Lead Lead 9wt-pct
    Major Silver Silver 122g/mt
    Iron Iron 35wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct
  • Year 1944
    Period 1930-1944
    Material PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Ore: 8.8 % Pb, 6.0 % Zn, 106 G Ag/Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 106g/mt
    Major Lead Lead 9wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 6wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • $25 MIL. MODERNIZATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT AT STARITRG STARTED '72. WAS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL IN '75 AT 1 MIL TPY ORE RISING TO 3 MIL TPY BY '77 (BU MINES MIN YBK '72 V III P. 888. '73 V. I P. 697). ORE GRADE FOR ENTIRE TREPCA COMPLEX IN 1972 WAS 2.46% PB, 1.68% ZN. ITEM 3 - ZVECAN CAPACITY IS LISTED AS ONLY 60,000 MTPY PB SMELTED METAL. CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION, ESPECIALLY ZN, HAS LAGGED BEHIND REFINERY CAPACITY IN RECENT YEARS, IN PART DUE TO THE LOWER GRADES OF ORE BEING MINED. KOSOVSKA MITROVICA CAPICITY IS 36,000 MTPY ZN, 100 MTPY CD, 68,000 MTPY H2SO4. ZORKA PLANT IS 25,000 MTPY ZN. PB SMELTER CAPACITY FOR THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE IS OFTEN STATED AS 210,000 MTPY (AM. MET. MARK. 6 - 4 - 73). THIS REPORTER HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR ONLY 110,000 MTPY (ZVECAN 60,000, TITOV VELES (SASA ZLETOVO) 35,000 AND CELJE (MEZICA) 15,000.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 7000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
    Zinc Zn 1.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATE BASED ON $25 MIL. EXPANSION, ORE GRADE OF 2.5 % PB, 1.5 % ZN, 80 % RECOVERY, 5 CENTS/LB OF EACH COMMODITY GOING TO PAY OFF LOAN. ORE GRADE IS ABOUT THE AVERAGE FOR ALL TREPCA MINES
  • SEE COMMENTS FOR RESV. & POT. RESO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 600M
    Overall depth 500M

Comments on the workings information

  • CUT AND FILL STOPING METHOD. EXPLORED VERTICAL EXTENT OF OREBODY IN 1941 WAS 800 M. MINING OPERATIONS WERE 762 M. DEEP BY 1972 (U. S. BU MINES MIN YBK V. III P. 888)

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: OCCASIONAL LABOR SHORTAGES DUE TO HIGHER WAGE SCALES ELSEWHERE IN EUROPE

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 - 307

  • Deposit

    SCHUMACHER, F., 1950, DIE LAGERSTATTE DER TREPCA UND IHRE UMGEBUNG; IZDAVACKO PREDUZECE SAVETA ZA ENERGETIKU I EKSTRAKTIVNU INDUSTRIJU VLADE FNRJ, BELGRAD 65 P.

  • Deposit

    1925 DIREXPL SELECTION TRUST LTD. - ORE FOUN

  • Production

    FORGAN, C. B., 1950, STANTRG MINE, P. 291. SCHUMACHER F., 1950, TREPCA, P. 48. AMERICAN BUREAU OF METAL STASTICS YBK FOR '73, P. 56, 81.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: 1930 (1ST SIGNIFICANT PROD)
Deposit Discovery Year: ROMAN TIMES

Reporter information

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

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