Escaro

Past Producer in France with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182753
MAS/MILS ID 4270721115
Record type Site
Current site name Escaro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 2.41865, 42.63234 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 2.41865, 42.63234

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ste D'Enterprises, Carrieres Et Mines De L'Esterel
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. APRIL 1993. NO. 307. P. 47.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINING OPERATIONS CEASED ACTIVE PRODUCTION IN MID-1991. THE ASSOCIATED FLOTATION PLANT AT OLETTE PROCESSED THE STOCKPILED MATERIAL AN CLOSED AT THE END OF 1993.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-SEP-1994 Hunter U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.