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Majdanpek

Producer in Serbia with commodities Copper, Gold, Iron, Molybdenum, Silver, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157986
MAS/MILS ID 4790250002
Record type Site
Current site name Majdanpek
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Comments on the site names

  • ALSO SHOWN AS MAGDANPEK.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 21.9019, 44.39866 (WGS84)
Elevation 450
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Serbia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Serbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Iron Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 21.9019, 44.39866
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N23W
    Dip 90
    Length 6000M
    Width 300M
    Depth to top 125M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N23W:90
    Minimum Depth to Top 100
    Date of Last Modification 921103

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ORE ZONE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER CRETACEOUS (SENON- (SENONIAN) VOLCANOGENIC COMPLEX AND WITH THE OLDER PALEOZOIC ROCKS.
  • GANGUE MINERALS: QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE, HYDROBIOTITE, FELDSPAR, BARITE, SERICITE, CALCITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1961
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rudarsko Topionicarski Basen (Rtb) Bor
    Interest 100
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989

Comments on the ownership information

  • THE YUGOSLAV COPPER INDUSTRY IS CONTROLLED BY THE YUGOBAKAR COMPANY WITH RTB ITS MOST IMPORTANT MEMBER.

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Period 1965-1971
    Description Ore Mined 1965-1971 3600000 Tonnes Per Year
  • Year 1973
    Period 1972-1973
    Description Ore Mined 1972-1973 8000000 Tonnes Per Year
  • Year 1976
    Period 1974-1976
    Description Ore Mined 1974-1976 11000000 Tonnes Per Year
  • Year 1985
    Period 1977-1985
    Description Ore Mined 1977-1985 12000000 Tonnes Per Year
  • Year 1986
    Description Ore Mined 1986 12258000 Tonnes Per Year
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 12494000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 13557000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Comments on the production information

  • YEAR OF INITIAL PRODUCTION IS FOR EXPANDED PLANT.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Inferred 600000000mt ore
    Total resources 600000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.575 wt-pct Copper Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M9C4. TOTAL RESERVES AS OF 12/31/86; USED IN 1987 EVALUATION. C.R.U. STATES THAT IN 1990, THAT SUFFICIENT ORE FOR 20 YEARS AT 1988 PRODUCTION LEVELS REMAINS. COPPER CONCENTRATE CONTAINS UP TO 25 GRAMS PER METRIC TON OF GOLD.
  • WORLD MINING, 1/80, P . (12/31/79) WORLD MINING, 1/80, P . (12/31/79)

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 67
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 125
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Capacity 42680
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE SMELTER IS IN BOR, YUGOSLAVIA. COPPER CONCENTRATE IS SMELTED AT THE RTB BOR SMELTER. MAGNETITE CONCENTRATE IS SOLD TO THE SMEDEREVO STEELWORKS. MOLYBDENUM CONCENTRATE IS SOLD TO DOMESTIC STEELWORKS.
  • THE PIT SLOPE IS 32 DEGREES IN SHALE AND UP TO 72 DEGREES IN LIMESTONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    YUGOSLAVIA'S METAL WITH A FUTURE. DEC, 1979. METAL BULLETIN

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT PROFILE RTB BOR, YUGOSLAVIA. BOR MINE, MAJDANPEK

  • Deposit

    MINE, AND VELIKI KRIVELJ MINE. PARTS I AND II. SEPT

  • Deposit

    1980 GOLDAR ASSOCIATES, INC.

  • Deposit

    YUGOSLAVIA'S METAL WITH A FUTURE. DEC 1979. METAL BULLETIN

  • Deposit

    MONTHLY.

  • Deposit

    "AUTOMATIC CONTROL IN YUGOSLAVIAN CU PLANT", MINING

  • Deposit

    MAGAZINE. MAY 1978, P. 517

  • Deposit

    MJ 12-23-77, P. 517.

  • Deposit

    MJ 11-16-79, P. 426.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 7/80, P. 159.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING JANUARY 1980, P. 83.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 5/83 P. 134,6

  • Deposit

    MOUNTAIN STATES CONTRACT PROPOSAL

  • Deposit

    MJ 9/27/85 P. 252

  • Deposit

    E&MJ JUNE 1986, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1986, P. 81.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, VOL 3, PP. 143-44

  • Deposit

    (NOV. 1990).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ESTIMATED OPERATING SCHEDULE IS 360 DAYS PER YEAR, 3 SHIFTS PER DAY. IN 1990 AND 1991, MINING ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY WERE AFFECTED BY ONGOING CIVIL UNREST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-97 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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