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El Abed

Producer in Algeria with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134911
MAS/MILS ID 7210700001
Record type Site
Current site name El Abed

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -1.68156, 34.51607 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Algeria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -1.68156, 34.51607
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Length 2000M
    Width 75M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830819

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1952
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sonarem (Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office Algeria
    Year 1989

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT C REFLECTS SILVER RECCOVERY IN BOTH CONCENTRATES; MOST CONTAINED SILVER IS IN THE LEAD CONCENTRATE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 459000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1972
    Lead Pb 1.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1972
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Measured 9000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 9000000mt ore
    Total resources 9000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6 wt-pct Zinc Major 0
    Lead Pb 6 wt-pct Lead Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION 2000 TPD ORE, 800 TPD CONC BY ROOM & PILLAR. PLANT PROD. 476,000 TPY. PIT DIM: 2000M X 75M X 6M.
  • E/MJ 1989-90
  • BLOCK 100 RES. 15MMT @ 5% PBZN. ADDITIONAL RES: 11MMT @ 7% PBZN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 500M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 85
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1989

Comments on the workings information

  • A 6,000 MTPD FLOTATION PLANT WAS STARTED UP IN 1971.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE MINE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY A SERIES OF VERTICAL SHAFTS, LEVELS, AND CROSSCUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT. 6, 1994. REPORT

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    USGS MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS). 1994.

  • Deposit

    ILZIG WORLD DIRECTORY. JUNE 1988.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. AUG. 1969. VOL. 121, NO. 2, P. 126.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1981-82.

  • Deposit

    U.S. DEPT. OF STATE. UNCLASSIFIED AIRGRAM. 1979.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS. MISSION TO ALGERIA-SEPT.11-OCT.7, 1993.

  • Deposit

    G.A. TREMBLAY. PROJECT ALG/87/013.

  • Deposit

    EUROPA PUBLICATIONS LTD. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

  • Deposit

    1994. 40TH ED.

  • Reserve-Resource

    WORLD MINING OCTOBER 1972, P. 46.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE SEPT 76, TABLE B-1126 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 9

  • Deposit

    LL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL P 236

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976/77 P 15

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK 1/29/73 ITEM NO (A1027)

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, P. 162.

  • Deposit

    ARAB MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 1981, VOL. 1, NO. 3.

  • Deposit

    DE KUN, N., 1965, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, ELSEVIER

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHING CO., NY.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1981,

  • Deposit

    P. 261.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, CATALOG, SURVEY, AND DIRECTORY, NO.1980,P.151.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, CATALOG, SURVEY, AND DIRECTORY, NO. 1974,P.131

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, OCTOBER 1972, P. 46.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-SEP-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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