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Reocin Mine

Producer in Spain with commodities Zinc, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107328
MRDS ID W018957
Record type Site
Current site name Reocin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -4.06471, 43.33246 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Dolomite
    Rock description Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -4.06471, 43.33246
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form CONFORMABLE VEINLETS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Conformable In A Single Bed Which Is Slightly Folded Into A Gentle Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1885

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cie Royale Asturienne

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Material CON PYR
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^42 % Fe, 49 % S, 1.24 % Zn, 0.27 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Lead Lead 0wt-pct
    Conc. Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
    Conc. Sulfur Sulfur 49wt-pct
    Major Conc. Iron Iron 42wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material CON ZN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^56.92 % Zn, 0.6 % Pb, 0.08 % Cd
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Cadmium Cadmium 0wt-pct
    Conc. Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Conc. Zinc Zinc 57wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^10.5 % Zn, 1.3 % Pb, (437,547 Mt Milled)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 11wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8.65 % Zn, .75 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 547 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 1500 MTPD HEAVY MEDIA MILL, 1000 MTPD FLOTATION MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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