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Am'Rasma

Producer in Constantine, Algeria with commodities Lead, Mercury
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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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159232
MAS/MILS ID 7210300006
Record type Site
Current site name Am'Rasma
Alternate or previous names M'Rasma

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: 7.10179, 36.61586 (WGS84)
Elevation 150
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Constantine(province)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Algeria Constantine

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Cinnabar Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Metacinnabar Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Turquoise Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) 7.10179, 36.61586
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PEGMATITE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 910903

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURS IN FISSURE VEINS OF PEGMATITE. THE "OTHER" DEFORMATION NOTED IS EXTRUSION OF VOLCANIC CAPPING ROCKS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965
Year of first production 1971

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Societe Nationale De Recherche Et D'Exploitation Miniere
    Interest 100
    Home office Algeria
    Year 1983
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Sonem (Alternate Agency Name) - Algerian Government

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Description Flask Grade Mercury (Ismail And M'Rasma) 246 Flasks (34.55 Kilograms)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 0.24mt
  • Year 1972
    Description Flask Grade Mercury (Ismail And M'Rasma) 13361 Flasks (34.55 Kilograms)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 13.36mt
  • Year 1973
    Description Flask Grade Mercury (Ismail And M'Rasma) 13300 Flasks (34.55 Kilograms)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 13.3mt
  • Year 1974
    Description Flask Grade Mercury (Ismail And M'Rasma) 13510 Flasks (34.55 Kilograms)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 13.51mt
  • Year 1975
    Description Flask Grade Mercury (Ismail And M'Rasma) 27524 Flasks (34.55 Kilograms)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 27.52mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Flask Grade Mercury (Ismail And M'Rasma) 30915 Flasks (34.55 Kilograms)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 30.91mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Flask Grade Mercury (Ismail And M'Rasma) 30499 Flasks (34.55 Kilograms)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 30.49mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Flask Grade Mercury (Ismail And M'Rasma) 30499 Flasks (34.55 Kilograms)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 30.49mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Flask Grade Mercury (Ismail And M'Rasma) 14719 Flasks (34.55 Kilograms)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 14.71mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Flask Grade Mercury (Ismail And M'Rasma) 24403 Flasks (34.55 Kilograms)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 24.4mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SITE IS A MINING AREA OF ISMAIL. CAP: 140 TPD OR 30,000 TPY. POWDER FACTOR: 0.1 KG/T.
  • SONOREM REPORTED A TONNAGE OF 525,000 MT TO THE CONTRACTOR. THE SUBCONTRACTOR, FOPP, FELT THAT THIS TONNAGE WAS TOO HIGH AND SUBMITTED THE ESTIMATION REPORTED IN THE Q-MATRIX.

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 50
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 5
    Capacity 141
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 29.19
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 215
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • ORE PROCESSED AT ANNABA, THEN EXPORTED TO EUROPE TRANSPORTATION COST FROM MINE TO MILL IS INCLUDED IN MILL OP COST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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