Kupferschiefer

Past Producer in Germany with commodities Copper, Platinum, Palladium, Osmium, Iridium, Rhodium
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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103718
MRDS ID M046394
Record type Site
Current site name Kupferschiefer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 11.46896, 51.59873 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR TOWN OF MANSFELD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Germany

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Osmium Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary
Rhodium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Niccolite Ore

Analytical data

Result PT IN NICCOLITE = 4 PPM
Result COPPER BEARING SHALE: PT = .05 PPM, IR = .004 PPM, OS = .003 PPM, PD = .02 PPM, RH = .0002 PPM, RU = .003 PPM
Result BORNITE SAMPLE, PT = .2 PPM, AU = 8 PPM

Nearby scientific data

(1) 11.46896, 51.59873

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1928 TO 1932

Mining district

District name Mansfeld District

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION 1928 TO 1932 WAS: PT = 31 OZ, PD = 41.96 OZ

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, 1936, PLATINUM AND THE ALLIED METALS: MINERAL RES. DEPT., LONDON, P. 86

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT AND FLEISCHER, 1965, GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1214 - A, P. A9, A14

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, PLATINMETALLE: ENKE, STUTTGART, P. 148

  • Production

    LUMB 1936

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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