Lece

Producer in Serbia with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206797
MAS/MILS ID 4790250009
Record type Site
Current site name Lece
Alternate or previous names Lecce, Rudnik Olovo I Cinka Lece

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 21.58516, 42.83201 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Serbia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Serbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 21.58516, 42.83201

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 921028

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1938

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Yugoslavia
    Interest 100
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rudnik Olovo I Cinka Lece
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 88000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 88000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Zinc Concentrate Production (Estimated) 5000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 5000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Lead Concentrate Production (Estimated) 2000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Lead Lead 2000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 88000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2 wt-pct Lead Minor 1989
    Gold Au 5 g/mt Gold Minor 1989
    Zinc Zn 4.65 wt-pct Zinc Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • HEAD GRADES RANGE FROM 1.2 TO 2 PERCENT LEAD AND 3 TO 4 PERCENT ZINC, AND 5 GRAMS PER METRIC TONS OF GOLD.

Comments on other economic factors

  • CONCENTRATES ARE SHIPPED TO THE TREPCA METALLURGICAL WORKS IN THE TITOVA MITROVICA AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DENVER LISTING, 1975, P. 109, 120.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, VOL. 3, PP. 163-64

  • Deposit

    (NOV. 1990).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-95 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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