Soumont Mine

Producer in France with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084933
MRDS ID W700303
Record type Site
Current site name Soumont Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -0.24781, 48.98231 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Ore
Hematite Ore
Siderite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -0.24781, 48.98231

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Period -1978
    Material ORE FE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^43-47% Fe
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Iron Iron 45wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 66000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 43 wt-pct Iron Major 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 60.

  • Deposit

    ZITZMANN, ARNOLD, ED., 1978, THE IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF EUROPE AND ADJACENT AREAS, V. II: HANNOVER, FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES, 386 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1988 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.