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Sha Shia Mine

Plant in Nicosia, Cyprus with commodity Sulfur
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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. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182473
MAS/MILS ID 4910250002
Record type Site
Current site name Sha Shia Mine
Alternate or previous names Two Spellings Are Listed For This, Mine/Deposit:, Sha, Shia

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 33.33481, 34.93217 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicosia(province)

Cyprus(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cyprus Nicosia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 33.33481, 34.93217
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #3 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 910508

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MAJORITY OF THE CYPRUS PYRITE/COPPER/ZINC SULFIDE MINERAL DEPOSITS ARE VERTICALLY ZONED: CONSISTING OF THREE ZONES; ZONE A, A MASSIVE SULFIDE OER; ZONE B, A SILICEOUS SULFIDE ORE; ZONE C, A STOCKWORK ORE. ORE ZONE A IS THE MAIN ECONOMIC ORE, CONTAINING PYRITE, AT AROUND 40% SULFUR. THIS IS A HARD COMPACT ORE OVERLAIN BY A POROUS CONGLOMERATIC ORE. THE MAIN MINERAL IS PYRITE, WITH SOME CHALCOPYRITE AND SPHALERITE. IN ZONE B THE SULFIDE ORE IS MIXED WITH SILICA. THE PYRITE RANGES FROM 30% TO 40% SULFUR, CHALCOPYRITE AND SPHALERITE ARE ALSO PRESENT IS LESSER AMOUNTS. ZONE C, THE STOCKKWORK ORE CONTAINS PYRITE AT LESS THAN 30% SULFUR, AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF CHALCOPYRITE. SEE THE "R" BIBLIGRAPHY REFERENCE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1938
Year of first production 1951
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Tamassos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hellenic Mining Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Cyprus
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Description Ore Prod. For The 1984 Prop. Eval. 20000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 20000mt
  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Ore Production 97800 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 97800mt

Comments on the production information

  • YIELDS DATA IS FOR THE OVERALL PYRITE CONCENTRATE FROM THE VASILIKOS TREATMENT PLANT.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Indicated 1000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1000000mt ore
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 20 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA IS A 1985 ESTIMATE OF THE REMAINING RESOURCES TONNAGE AT THIS MINE.
  • ESTIMATED INSITU ORE RESERVES/RESOURCES USED IN THE 1984-86 PROPERTY EVALUATION.
  • DEPOSIT IS SMALL; DELETED FROM ADIT 01/06/95. WAS INCLUDED IN THE 1986 SULFUR STUDY.

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
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 77
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • DATA IS FOR THE VASILIKOS (VASSILIKO) TREATMENT PLANT LOCATED OFF SITE, AT VASILIKOS, CYPRUS. PUBLISHED ORE FEED CAPACITY IS 360000 MTPY. 180000 MTPY FROM MATHIATIS AND 180000 MTPY FORM SHA (SHIA). THE PRODUCT, PA, IS FOR THE PYRITE CONCENTRATE FROM THIS PLANT. OTHER POSSIBLE PRODUCTS ARE NOT LISTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., "SURVEY OF WORLD SULPHUR

  • Reserve-Resource

    RESOURCES", THRID EDITION, PP54-56.

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE CYPRUS MINES DEPARTMENT, 1975 TO 1982,

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR MINES OFFICER, NICOSIA, CYPRUS.

  • Deposit

    THE MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINING INDUSTARY OF CYPRUS,

  • Deposit

    BULLETIN NO. 1, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, CYPRUS, 1980

  • Deposit

    METALLOGENESIS ASSOCIAATED WITH TROODOS OPHIOLLITE,

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, CYPRUS, 1980.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR COPR. LTD., "CYPRUS MOVES DOWNSTREAM",

  • Deposit

    SULPHUR NO. 154, MAY-JUNE, 1987.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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