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Eleusis

Producer in Greece with commodity Aluminum
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  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. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134320
MAS/MILS ID 4840300005
Record type Site
Current site name Eleusis
Alternate or previous names Eleusis Mines, Elefsis-Mandra Area Bauxites, Lamia, Mandra Ii, Elefsis Mine, Elefsina, Mandra, Or Megara, Drama, Distimo, Kymi

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 23.50171, 38.08215 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 23.50171, 38.08215
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 25S
    Thickness 5M
    Depth to top 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N45W:25S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .5
    Date of Last Modification 900607

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 1946

Mining district

District name Attica

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Greek Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1985

Comments on the ownership information

  • FORMERLY OWNED BY THE SCALISTIRI GROUP ELBAUMIN IS NOW A GOVT ENTERPRISE

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Period 1980-1985
    Description Bauxite Ore Production/1980-1985 250000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 250000mt
  • Year 1994
    Period 1986-1994
    Description Bauxite Ore/1986-1994 300000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 300000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OLD ADIT STATED THAT ITEA (4840300006) & LAMIA (4840300007) WERE INCLUDED IN THIS SEQ NO. TONNAGE FIGURES REPORTED HERE INCLUDE TONNAGES FOR THE MINING AREAS ELEUSIS, KYMI, AND LAMIA THE ITEA MINING AREA IS REPORTED SEPARATELY (4840300006) OPERATOR: ELEUSIS BAUXITE MINES S.A. (SKALISTIRI GROUP)
  • GOLDER ASSOCIATES 1980-1981 AL CONTRACT RESERVE/RESOURCE ESTIMATE IS THE DATA IN Q-MATRIX 1 AND 9, COLUMNS 1 AND 4 THE RESERVE/RESOURCES DATA FOR THE 1987 AL STUDY UPDATE IS DATA IN Q-MATRIX 1 AND 9 COLUMNS 3,4, AND 6,7.

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 77
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 100
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 65
    Capacity 577
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    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 75
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    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 1
    Year of Information 1987
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Slope of Inclines 60
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 577
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1987

Comments on the workings information

  • U/G MINES DEVELOPED BY INCLINED SHAFTS. 60 DEGREES INCLINATION.

Comments on other economic factors

  • OPEN PITS EMPLOY BLAST HOLE DRILLS, FRONT END LOADERS, BULL- DOZERS, AND TRUCKS.
  • NO INFORMATION ON TRANSPORTATION OF ORE TO CONCENTRATOR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • 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

    AN INDEPENDENT BAUXITE PRODUCER, METAL BULLETIN, MAY, 1980.

  • Deposit

    BAUXITES PARNASSE MINING COMPANY, INFORMATION BULLETIN, 1979

  • 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

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

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING, 1980, P. 297.

  • Deposit

    MACK, E., EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION OF SEALED BAUXITE DE-

  • Deposit

    POSITS, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    SYMPOSIUM OF ICSOBA, VOL. 1, 1970, P. 37-44.

  • Deposit

    "CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF GENESIS OF GREEK BAUSITES:

  • Deposit

    CHEMICAL AND NINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION OF MANDRA II

  • Deposit

    BAUXITE DEPOSIT.", J. PAPASTAMATIOC, AND Z.

  • Deposit

    MAKSIMOVIC., ANNALES INSTITUTI GEOLOGICI PUBLICI

  • Deposit

    HUNGARICL, VOL. LIV FASC.3.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, MAY 5, 1970, P27.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, "GRECIAN MINING TODAY", P56, MAY 1987.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1989, P9, 10.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, JULY 5, 1991, VOL. 317, NO. 8129.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS AND MINES ON SW-NE TRENDING BELT CENTERED ON MANDRA 25 KM NW OF ATHENS; DEPOSITS EXTEND 40 KM NE FROM MEGARA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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