Euboia

Producer in Evvoia, Greece with commodities Cobalt, Iron, Nickel
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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206776
MAS/MILS ID 4840350003
Record type Site
Current site name Euboia
Alternate or previous names Euboea

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 23.75172, 38.49883 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Evvoia(province)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Greece Evvoia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Iron Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 23.75172, 38.49883

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 12
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Date of Last Modification 820903

Comments on the geologic information

  • CHERT, LIMESTONE AND SHALE ARE ALL GANGUE MINERALS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1969

Mining district

District name Euboia

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Larco
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • LARCO, (SOCIETE MINIERE ET METALLURGIQUE DE LARYMNA, S.A.), IS A JOINT VENTURE OF THE HELLENIC CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND FERTILIZER COMPANY AND THE SOCIETE ANONYME LE NICKEL.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 500HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 87.5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 84
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Capacity 8333
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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    BOLDT, JOSEPH R. "THE WINNING OF NICKEL." LONGMANS CANADA

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    LIMITED, TORONTO. 1967. PP. 74-75, PP. 413-414.

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    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. "GREECE." JANUARY 1976.

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    PP. 159-160.

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    MINERAL TRADE NOTES. VOL. 68, NO. 8. AUGUST 1971. P. 35.

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    MINERAL TRADE NOTES. VOL. 72, NO. 2. FEBRUARY 1975. P. 12.

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    MINING MAGAZINE. "DEVELOPMENTS IN GREECE." DECEMBER 1980.

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    PP. 528-535.

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    MINING MAGAZINE. "EXPANSION FOR GREEK NICKEL MINING

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    INDUSTRY." MARCH 1976. P. 163.

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    MINING MAGAZINE. "LARYMNA NICKEL." SEPTEMBER 1971.

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    PP. 200-203.

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    MINING MAGAZINE. "LATERITE NICKEL MINING IN GREECE." JULY

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    1973. PP. 12-19.

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    MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND MINES. METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC

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    ENTERPRISES WORKED DURING THE YEAR 1976. BULLETIN.

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    ATHENS. 1979. P. 59.

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    MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND MINES. MINING IN GREECE DURING THE

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    YEAR 1976. BULLETIN. ATHENS. 1979. P. 18.

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    UNITED STATES EMBASSY. STATE DEPARTMENT AIRGRAM A-004.

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    ATHENS, GREECE. JANUARY 21, 1980. PP. 22-23.

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    MINING MAGAZINE. THE IRON-NICKEL, DEPOSITS OF EUBOEA IN

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    GREECE. FEBRUARY 1978, P. 164.

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    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. NICKEL. EUROPE. JANUARY

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    1979, P. 103.

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    ENGINEERING, AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

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    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. GREECE.

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    MCGRAW-HILL, INC. NEW YORK. 1978, P. 294.

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    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM. PERFORMANCE

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    ANALYSIS. AUGUST 5, 1975.

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    MINING MAGAZINE. EXPANSION FOR GREEK NICKEL MINING INDUSTRY.

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    MARCH 1976, P. 163.

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    MINING MAGAZINE. EUBOEAN MAGNESITE MINING AND DEADBURNING

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    IN GREECE. FEBRUARY 1974, P. 111-117.

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    MINING MAGAZINE. EUROPE. GREECE. JANUARY 1979, P. 57.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS ORE IS FREE OF ARSENIC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-APR-1995 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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