| Deposit ID | 10182554 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4270850005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mazaugues Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | La Baume Sud |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 5.91867, 43.33226 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| France |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boehmite | Unknown |
| Diaspore | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 5.91867, 43.33226 |
|---|
| Thickness | 2.3M | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 3000M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 1500HA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aluminum Pechiney (French Government) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4270850005 |
BRUCY,J., ENVIRONMENT ET MINES, LE PROBLEME DES BAUX:
ANNALES DES MINES, MAR.1973,P.9-14
BRUCY,J. AND AUVERT, R.; THE MAZAUGUES-AVAL MINING WORKS--
SINKING OF AN INCLINE; PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF ICSOBA, VOL. 2, 1971, P. 187-
196.
DOMISSY, L., BAUXITE ET ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRIE MINERALE,
VOL. 62, NO. 2, FEB. 1980, P. 187-196.
GENGE, UTILIZATION DU WAGNER ST SA DANS TROIS MINES DE
BAUXITE D'ALUMINUM PECHINEY; INDUSTRIE MINERALE, DOCUMENT
S.I.M.D., MAR.1975, P. 129-140.
HUARD,M., BAUXITE - L'ACTIVITE D'ALUMINUM PECHINEY EN FRANCE
INDUSTRIE MINERALE, VOL. 61, NO. 5, MAY 1979, P.271-275.
LA JOINE, J.D., AND P. LAVILLE, LES FORMATIONS BAUXITIQUES
DE LA PROVENCE ET DU LANGUEDOC; MEMOIRES DU B.R.G.M.,
NO. 100, 1979, 146 P.
MINING MAGAZINE, NEW FRENCH BAUXITE MINE, VOL. 121, JUL-DEC,
1969, P. 351.
REVUE DE L'ALUMINUM, LES TECHNOLOGIES D'ALUMINIUM PECHENEY
SONT PARMI LES MEILLEURES DU MONDE, DEC. 1979, P483.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS OF ORE BODY GIVEN IS THICKEST OF THREE BODIES THAT AVERAGE AS FOLLOWS UPPER SILICEOUS 0.8 METERS, MIDDLE BAUXITE 2.3 METERS, LOWER SILICEOUS 0.9 METERS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Gaz-Golder | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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