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Noailhac - Saint Salvy Zn, Pb, Ag Mine

Producer in France with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107330
MRDS ID W019000
Record type Site
Current site name Noailhac - Saint Salvy Zn, Pb, Ag Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 2.40199, 43.64902 (WGS84)
Relative position BETWEEN NOAILHAC AND SAINT SALVY VILLAGES, 10 KM EAST OF CASTRES IN LACAUNE HILLS, SW PART OF FRANCE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Analytical data

Result EAST SECTIONS GRADE 15% ZN, 2% PB, 200 G/MT AG OVER WIDTHS OF 0.2 TO 3 M. WEST SECTIONS AVG. 7% ZN, 60 G/MT AG, 0.2% PB OVER 3 - 4 M WIDTHS (MINING MAG 9 - 76). VEIN AVERAGES 6 TO 15% ZN, 50 TO 120 G/MT AG OVER 1 TO 10 M WIDTHS. STRATIFORM DEPOSIT IS 3 TO 8% ZN, 10 - 20 G/MT AG (HALFON 1973).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Schists, Shales
    Rock description Schists, Shales
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) 2.40199, 43.64902
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 80 DEG

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965
Discoverer Bur. Recherches Geologiques Et Minieres
Year of first production 1976

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Soc. Min. Met. Penarroya

Comments on the production information

  • CONCENTRATE PRODUCED WILL AVERAGE 52% ZN AND 5% PB. MINE STARTED UP JAN. 1976. PLAN 1000 MTPD ORE 600 MTPD WASTE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 250M

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 438 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1976 ; ECON.COM: 120 UNDG. MINERS, 45 MECH. & ELECT. PEOPLE, 60 OTHER TYPE STAFF. 1200 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1976, A NEW ZINC - LEAD MINE IN SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE; MINING MAGAZINE 9 - 76 P. 217 - 222

  • Deposit

    HALFON, JACQUES, ROSIQUE, ANDRE, 1973, COMPARISON DES ELEMENTS "EN TRACES" DANS LES BLENDES DU FILON ET DU STRATIFORME DE SAINT - SALVY (TARN); BULL DU BU. RES. GEOL. MIN., SER. 2, SECT. 2, NO. 5 P. 403 - 432

  • Production

    MINING MAG. 9 - 76 P. 217 - 222

Reporter information

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

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