| Deposit ID | 10081072 |
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| MRDS ID | W032771 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salsigne |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine De Salsigne |
| Geographic coordinates: | 2.3353, 43.24903 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| France |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Bismuth Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
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| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| Rock unit name | Postulated Granite Body Below Mine | ||
| Rock description | Postulated Granite Body Below Mine | ||
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| Host or associated | Host |
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| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock |
| Rock unit name | Limestone, Phyllite, Grit, Cal. Phyllite;Phyllites And Schist, Coarse Grit |
| Rock description | Limestone, Phyllite, Grit, Cal. Phyllite;Phyllites And Schist, Coarse Grit |
| (1) | 2.3353, 43.24903 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
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| Structure description | Alpine Nappes (Over Turned Anticlines) |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | East-West Synclinorium, Thrust Fault (Ne); Wrench Fault (Ne/70e) North-South Faults? |
| Plunge | WEST |
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| Length | 700M |
| Depth to bottom | 250M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1872 |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Mines Et Products Chimiques De Salsigne |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Silver Eureka Corp., Canada |
| Year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1924-1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^11 G/T | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Au=12 G/Mt, Ag=30g/Mt, Bi=0.101% Cu=0.15%, As=7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 279000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032771 |
E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977
E/MJ 1978; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977, REYNOLDS 1965
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Gassaway, Judith S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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