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(Facility) Sasa - Zletovo Mines + Titov Veles Smelter

Plant in Macedonia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Sulfur, Bismuth
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073176
MRDS ID W019037
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Sasa - Zletovo Mines + Titov Veles Smelter
Alternate or previous names Sasi, Sase, Toranice Sasi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 22.3185, 42.16539 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR TITOV VELES CITY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Macedonia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Macedonia

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. FOR ZLETOVO MINE. SM. & REF. AT TITOV VELES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 22.3185, 42.16539
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1963
Plant type Smelter

Mining district

District name Sasa - Zletovo Dist.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Zletovo Isp

Comments on the production information

  • ORIGINAL 1965 EXPANSION PLANS CALLED FOR CONCENTRATE CAPACITY TO INCREASE TO 80,000 TPY PB AND 45,000 TPY ZN CONC. REFINERY CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN '69, PLANT START UP IN 5 - 73 WITH RATED CAPACITY OF 65,000 TPY ZN AND 35,000 TPY PB (AM. MET. MAR. 6 - 4 - 73). A $10.8 MIL LOAN WAS TAKEN OUT IN '69, REPAYABLE OVER 10 YRS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LABOR SHORTAGE DUE TO HIGHER WAGE SCALE ELSEWHERE IN EUROPE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1975, MINING JOURNAL (LONDON) ANNUAL REVIEW, P. 508

  • Production

    STAFF, 1975, MINING JOURNAL (LONDON) ANN. REV., P. 508

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: SASA - 1963

Reporter information

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

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