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Buzim Mine

Producer in Bosnia and Herzegovina with commodity Manganese
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206673
MAS/MILS ID 4790050008
Record type Site
Current site name Buzim Mine
Alternate or previous names Bosanska Krupa

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 16.16867, 44.88205 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bosnia and Herzegovina(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 16.16867, 44.88205
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1968

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Yugoslavian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989
  • Type Operator
    Owner Energoinvest
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Manganese Concentrate Production (Est.) 60000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Manganese Manganese 60000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Manganese Ore Production (Estimated) 225000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 225000mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE MANGANESE CONCENTRATE GRADES FROM 27 TO 35 PERCENT MANGANESE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE SUFFICIENT FOR 20 YEARS OF PRODUCTION. ORE IS UPGRADED BY CRUSHING AND GRAVITY CONCENTRATION. FIFTY PERCENT IS SHIPPED TO ITALY AND SWITZERLAND, AND 50 PERCENT IS SHIPPED TO THE FERROALLOY PLANT IN YUGOSLAVIA. THE MANGANESE CONCENTRATE GRADES 27 TO 35 PERCENT MANGANESE.
  • THE QUANTITY OF THE RESERVES HAS A 75 PERCENT CERTAINTY OF 4,285,000 METRIC TONS OF MANGANESE ORE. THIS MANGANESE ORE GRADES FROM 16 TO 20 PERCENT MANGANESE.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE MANGANESE ORE IS CRUSHED, WASHED, AND THEN CONCENTRATED BY GRAVITY. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A HIGH CLAY CONTENT. THE PLANT CONSISTS OF SWEDISH AND ITALIAN EQUIPMENT. CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO THE PRODUCTION OF COMMERCIAL GRADES OF MNO2, BUT AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE BUZIM MINE DOES NOT HAVE SUITABLE TECHNOLOGICAL OR FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, VOL. 3, PP. 183-84

  • Deposit

    (NOV. 1990).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-MAR-95 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

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