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Parnasse

Plant in Greece with commodity Aluminum
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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 10206748
MAS/MILS ID 4840300004
Record type Site
Current site name Parnasse
Alternate or previous names Parnasse Mine, Bauxite Parnasse

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 22.33504, 38.66555 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boehmite Unknown
Diaspore Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 22.33504, 38.66555
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 30E
    Thickness 15M
    Depth to top 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45W:30E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 900605
  • Area 55000HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 55000
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1924
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1932
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Fokis Prefectue

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bauxite Parnasse Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Eliopoulos-Kyriacopoulos Group
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR: BAUXITE PARN. MINING.

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Period 1980-1988
    Description Bauxite Ore 1980 To 1988 1400000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 1400000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Desicated Bauxite Ore 1400000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 1400000mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Desicated Bauxite Ore 1450000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 1450000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Desicated Bauxite Ore 1000000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 1000000mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Desicated Bauxite Ore 800000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 800000mt

Comments on the production information

  • SUPPLIES 1/3 OF NEEDS OF ALUMINIUM DE GRECE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Demonstrated 100000000mt ore
    Inferred 600000000mt ore
    Total resources 700000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al 56 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M9C4. THIS IS GOLDER ASSOCIATES RESERVE/RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR THE 1980-1981 ALUMINUM CONTRACT. QM1COL3=QM9COL6: QMATRIX 1 COLUMN 3 EQUALS QMATRIX 9 COLUMN 6:
  • GRADE REPORTED IS FOR WT-PERCENT AL2O3.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 50
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 4277
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1987
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 75
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 500
    Slope of Inclines 10
    Number of Inclines 5
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 3451
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1987

Comments on other economic factors

  • SUBLEVEL CAVING METHOD PROPOSED FOR ORE BODYS OF MORE THAN 60 DEGREES INCLINATION. U/G MINES ACCESSED BY ADITS, METHODS USED ARE LONGITUDINAL ROOM AND PILLAR FOLLOWED BY PILLAR ROBBING DURING RETREAT.
  • OPEN PITS EMPLOY BLAST HOLE DRILLS, FRONT-END LOADS SHOVELS, ROAD GRADERS, BULLDOZERS, AND TRUCKS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    E&MJ, DEC. 1992, P. 40-43.

  • Deposit

    1975/76 WORLD MINES REGISTER.WORLD MINING.LONDON,ENGLAND.197

  • Deposit

    MAKSIMOVAC,Z. AND J. PAPASTAMATIOU.1973.DISTRIBUTION OF OLIG

  • Deposit

    ELEMENTS DANS LES GISEMINTS DE BAUXITE DE LA GRECE CENTRAL

  • Deposit

    PROCEEDINGS,3RD INT.CONGRESS OF ICSOBA,1973.PP.41-43.

  • Deposit

    US BU MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK,1973,VOL.III.THE MINERAL IND.O

  • Deposit

    GREECE,P.375.

  • Deposit

    BAUXITES PARNASSE MINING COMPANY, INFORMATION BULLETIN, 1979

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 1980, P. 248.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, ALUMINA EXPANSION, APRIL 1,

  • Deposit

    1980, P. 49.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, IN EUROPE: GREECE, OCT.

  • Deposit

    1980, P. 136.

  • Deposit

    MACK, E., EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION OF SEALED BAUXITE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    SYMPOSIUM OF ICSOBA, 1970, VOL. 1, P. 37-44.

  • Deposit

    MACK, E., PALEOGEOGRAPHIE, VERTEILUNG AND QUALITAT DER

  • Deposit

    BAUXITE IM PARNASS-KIONA GEBIRGE, ICSOBA, ATHENS, 1978,

  • Deposit

    VOL. 2, P. 256.

  • Deposit

    PEPPAS, S. SCHEDULING, PLANNING, AND ORGANIZING IN THE

  • Deposit

    A.E.M. BAUXITE PARNASSE COMPANY, ICSOBA, ATHENS, 1978,

  • Deposit

    P. 718-723.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 14,1989, "GREEK METAL MINING", P292.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, P. 1 (DEC. 14, 1992).

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, P. 19 (JULY 9, 1993).

  • Deposit

    MBM. JUNE 1993, PP. 30-31.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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