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Zidani

Past Producer in Greece with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084818
MRDS ID W700030
Record type Site
Current site name Zidani

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 21.46845, 40.08214 (WGS84)
Relative position MINE IS ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF KOZANI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 18
USGS model code 8d
Deposit model name Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 21.46845, 40.08214
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 130M
    Length 700M
    Width 700M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ULTRABASIC ROCKS INTRUDE A SERIES OF GNEISS AND SCHIST. SERPENTINITE IS EXTENSIVELY FRACTURED AND SHEARED AND IS IRREGULARLY INTERSECTED BY SMALL LAMPROPHYRE DIKES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1936
Year of first production 1982
Year of last production 1993

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Asbestos Mines Of Northern Greece (Mabe)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 16870000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 3.7 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 14190000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 3.43 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 23200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 3.74 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 97000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 2.66 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE 1974 FIGURES ARE BASED ON A CUTOFF OF 1.98% ASBESTOS. THE 1978 ESTIMATE IS BASED ON A CUTOFF OF 1% ASB.

Comments on development

  • KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. CONTROLLED THE PROPERTY FROM 1955 TO 1963 AND DRILLED 62 HOLES. THE PROPERTY WAS RELEASED TO HELLENIC ASBESTOS. MINE CLOSED IN 1993 DUE TO FORECLOSURE ON STARTUP LOANS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1978, GREEK ASBESTOS BREAKS GROUND: NO. 129, P. 47-49.

  • Deposit

    ASBESTOS, V. 62, NO. 7.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993, WORLD OF MINERALS- GREECE: NO. 308, P. 15.

  • Production

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1978; INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT PRODUCES LARGELY MEDIUM-LENGTH FIBER. MUCH OF THE FIBER IS CROSS FIBER HAS BEEN PARTIALLY TO WHOLLY ALTERED TO SLIP FIBER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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