Borralha

Past Producer in Porto, Portugal with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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 10191354
MAS/MILS ID 4710650001
Record type Site
Current site name Borralha
Alternate or previous names Borralha Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -8.16481, 41.66594 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Porto(province)

Portugal(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Portugal Porto

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -8.16481, 41.66594

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1890
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minas Da Borralha Sarl
    Home office Portugal
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1956
    Description Peak Output Of Ferrotungsten 370 Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tungsten Tungsten 364.15mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FORMERLY LISTED UNDER SEQ. NO. 4710550001A. RESOURCES AS OF 1/83.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 110M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 160
    Number of Inclines 1
    Capacity 354
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 35.78
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • BOTH WOLFRAMITE AND SCHEELITE CONCENTRATES ARE RECOVERED: WOLFRAMITE CONCENTRATE IS ABOUT 75% OF THE MILL PRODUCT SCHEELITE IS 25%. WOLFRAMITE GRADE IS 70% WO3; SCHEELITE IS 68-75% WO3.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINAS DA BORRALHA, MINING JOURNAL, MAR. 16, 1979.

  • Deposit

    BERALT TIN AND WOLFRAM LTD., ANNUAL REPORT, 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-SEP-92 Gazdik U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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