Reocin

Producer in Spain with commodities Lead, Sulfur, Zinc
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. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134109
MAS/MILS ID 4690730001
Record type Site
Current site name Reocin
Alternate or previous names Minas De Reocin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -4.08134, 43.33243 (WGS84)
Elevation 150

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Sulfur Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Cerussite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Grossularite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Melanterite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Smithsonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -4.08134, 43.33243

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70E
    Dip 30N
    Thickness 4M
    Length 700M
    Width 3500M
    Depth to top 700M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N70E:30N
    Date of Last Modification 830720

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1856
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Cantabria

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Asturiana Dg Zinc, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Spain
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Measured 29800000mt ore
    Indicated 9900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 39700000mt ore
    Total resources 39700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 10.82 wt-pct Zinc Major 1989
    Lead Pb 1.57 wt-pct Lead Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA FROM PAH REPORT.

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
    Percent Waste Rock 78
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 5
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 78
    Capacity 3100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 297
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1989
  • 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
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 3
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 3350
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 246
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PA&H REPORT, 1987

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, AUGUST 1989, PP. 102-116

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-SEP-1994 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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