| Deposit ID | 10135359 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4330200003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mittersill |
| Geographic coordinates: | 12.50209, 47.24876 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salzburg(province)
Austria(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Austria | Salzburg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| (1) | 12.50209, 47.24876 |
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| Thickness | 20M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 2500M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 1300M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1967 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Sublevel |
| Year of first production | 1976 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Metallgesellschaft |
| Interest | 74 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Metallwerk Plansee |
| Interest | 26 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 5000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4330200003 |
WOLFRAM: BERGBAU-UND-HUTTENGESELLSCHAFT M.B.H., 3RD ED.,
JAN. 1981.
SPOSS, W., DIE ENTWICKLUNG DES SCHEELITBERGBAUES MITTERSILL
ERZMETALL, BAND 31 (1978) HEFT 5, MAI S. 211-252.
PARRY, J.H., TUNGSTEN: UNVEILING MITTERSILL AND BERGLA,
METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY, JUNE 1977.
GUNTER, L., MINING DIGEST, PLANNING A NEW UNDERGROUND MINE
AT MITTERSILL, AUSTRIA, MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1981.
MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1978, P. 445-446.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SCHEELITE DEPOSIT IS DIVIDED INTO EASTERN OSTFELD AND WESTERN (WESTFELD) ORE ZONES. THE WESTFELD CONTAINS SEVEN ORE BODIES. AS OF 1990, MITTERSILL WAS ONE OF THE FEW TUNGSTEN MINES IN THE FREE WORLD STILL OPERATING AT OR NEAR CAPACITY. OPEN PIT RESERVES WERE EXPECTED TO BE EXHAUSTED BY 1985, AND PRODUCTION IS NOW (1990) ENTIRELY FROM THE WESTFELD UNDERGROUND OPERATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-APR-1995 | Rfb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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