Itea

Producer in Greece with commodity Aluminum
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133963
MAS/MILS ID 4840300006
Record type Site
Current site name Itea
Alternate or previous names Itea Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 22.42673, 38.42386 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boehmite Unknown
Diaspore Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 22.42673, 38.42386

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 15M
    Depth to top 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 900606

Comments on the geologic information

  • STRIKE IS NORTHWEST AND DIP IS 15-30 DEGREES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1924
Year of first production 1965

Mining district

District name Fokis Prefectue

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Eleusis Bauxite Minis S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • FORMERLY OWNED BY THE SCALISTIRI (SKALISTIRI) GROUP ELBAUMIN NOW A GOVT ENTERPRISE

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Period 1980 To 1984
    Description Bauxite Ore Production 1980 To 1984 250000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Bauxite Aluminum Aluminum 250000mt
  • Year 2059
    Period 1985 To 2059
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Bauxite Ore Production 1985 To 2059 300000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Bauxite Aluminum Aluminum 300000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M9C4; THIS DATA IS GOLDER ASSOC. RESERVE/RESOURCE ESTIMATE, BASED ON DATA FROM BAUXITES PARNASSE, IN 1980-1981: QM1COL3=QM9COL6; MATRIX1COLUM3 EQUALS MATRIX9COLUMN6: THIS DATA IS THE ESTIMATED RESERVE/RESOURCES TONNAGE USED IN THE 1987 UPDATE STUDY. BASED ON BOM COMMODITY SPECIALIST ESTIMATES FOR 1986:

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 100
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 577
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1987
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Slope of Inclines 10
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 577
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1987

Comments on other economic factors

  • AFTER BLENDING, ORE IS LOADED INTO SHIPS FOR EXPORT OR TRANSPORTED TO THE ALUMINUM DE GREECE REFINERIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1975/76 WORLD MINES REGISTER.WORLD MINING.LONDON,ENGLAND.197

  • Deposit

    MAKSIMOVAC,Z. AND J. PAPASTAMATIOU.1973.DISTRIBUTION OF OLIG

  • Deposit

    ELEMENTS DANS LES GISEMENTS DE BAUXITE DE LA GRECE CENTRAL

  • Deposit

    PROCEEDINGS,3RD INT.CONGRESS OF ICSOBA,1973.PP.41-43.

  • Deposit

    US BU MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK,1973,VOL.III.THE MINERAL IND.O

  • Deposit

    GREECE,P.375.

  • Deposit

    BAUXITES PARNASSE MINING COMPANY, INFORMATION BULLETIN, 1979

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOV., 1980, P. 248.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, ALUMINA EXPANSION, APRIL,

  • Deposit

    1980, P. 49.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, IN EUROPE: GREECE, OCT.,

  • Deposit

    1980, P. 136.

  • Deposit

    MACK, E., 1978, PALEOGEOGRAPHIE, VERTEILUNG UND QUALITAT DER

  • Deposit

    BAUXITE IM PARNASS-KIONA GEBIRGE, ICSOBA, ATHENS, 1978,

  • Deposit

    VOL. 2, P. 526.

  • Deposit

    MACK, E., 1970, EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION OF SEALED BAUXITE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPO-

  • Deposit

    SIUM OF ICSOBA, ATHENS, 1970, VOL. 1, P. 37-44.

  • Deposit

    PEPPAS, S., 1978, SCHEDULING, PLANNING, AND ORGANIZING IN

  • Deposit

    THE A.E.M. BAUXITE PARNASSE COMPANY, ICSOBA, ATHENS, P.

  • Deposit

    718-723.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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