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Le Burc

Producer in France with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  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 10206894
MAS/MILS ID 4270820003
Record type Site
Current site name Le Burc

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 2.45199, 43.81571 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 2.45199, 43.81571
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S70E
    Dip 60N
    Thickness 5M
    Length 1000M
    Width 200M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip S70E:60N
    Date of Last Modification 850801

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Caving Methods - Inclined Top Slicing
Year of first production 1953
Milling method Heavy Media

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sogerem
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • SOGEREM BELONGS TO THE PECHINEY-UGINE-KUHLMANN (PUK) GROUP.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE ESTIMATED BY SOGEREM MINE MANAGEMENT.
  • MET GRADE FLUORSPAR PRODUCED AT HMS PLANT. MIDDLINGS GO TO FLOT MILL AT MONTROC. RESOURCES REPORTED FOR LE BURC ONLY. NEW EVALUATION DONE BY R. FULTON 9/86.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 170M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method TOP SLICING 10-70
    Percent Waste Rock 9.1
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 240
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 25.55
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • MET GRADE FLUORSPAR ASSUMED TO BE SHIPPPED TO STEEL MILLS IN NORTHEAST FRANCE. ACID GRADE IS SHIPPED TO PECHINEY CHEMICAL PLANT AT ALES, FRANCE. IF THE PRODUCTS WERE TO BE EXPORTED BY SEA, THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE SHIPPED FROM THE PORT OF BORDEAUX, A DISTANCE OF SOME 275 KM FROM LE BURC.
  • THE LE BURC MILL ALSO PROCESSES ABOUT 20,000 MT/YR FROM THE MONTROC MINE, PRODUCING 5,500 MT/YR CERAMIC GRADE.
  • PRORATED MILL OPCOST WAS USED IN CALCULATING THE MILL WORKING CAPITAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SICARD, L., TRANCHES MONTANTES REMBLAYEES AVEC RAMPE AU

  • Deposit

    FILON DANS LA MINE DE FLUORINE DE BURC.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT #JO225010 IN 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-AUG-1985 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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