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Helikon

Producer 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. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207178
MAS/MILS ID 4840300002
Record type Site
Current site name Helikon
Alternate or previous names Distomon Bauxite Deposits, Helikon Mtn. Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 22.66843, 38.41555 (WGS84)
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) 22.66843, 38.41555
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15E
    Dip 20S
    Thickness 10M
    Length 55M
    Width 27.5M
    Depth to top 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Strike And Dip N15E:20S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 100
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 900808

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1924
Milling method Sizing

Comments on exploration

  • THIS DATA COULD NOT BE CHECK. NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Mining district

District name Boetia Prefec

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Greek Helikon Bauxites Companty S. A. Owner; G. L. Barlos
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Period 1980-1985
    Description Bauxite Ore Production 1980 To 1985 3000000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 3000000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Bauxite Ore Production 350000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 350000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Indicated 198588000mt ore
    Demonstrated 198588000mt ore
    Total resources 198588000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 57.4 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • D.B. HAS SURF/UND. ALSO KNOWN AS ELIKON MINES. OWNED BY THE GL BARLOS GROUP.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 100
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 65
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    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
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Slope of Inclines 9
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1987

Comments on other economic factors

  • THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON THE BAUXITE ORE PROCESSING PRIOR REFINING INTO ALUMINA.
  • FOR THE 1987 SUTDY, THE CAPACITY OF THE UNDERGROUND MINE COULD NOT BE ESTIMATED.
  • ORE HAULED BY TRUCK 20 KM TO LOADING FACILITIES AT ASPRA SPITIA.
  • FOR THE 1987 STUDY, THE CAPACITY OF THE SURFACE MINE COULD NOT BE ESTIMATED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BOM 1985 34 COMMODITY REPORT.

  • 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 GISEMENTS 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

  • Deposit

    1980, P. 49.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, IN EUROPE: EUROPE, OCTOBER

  • 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., PALEOGRAPHIE, VERTEILUNG UND QUALITAT DER BAUXITE

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    VOL. 2, P.256.

  • Deposit

    DEM. KISKYRAS, PAR. CNORIANOPOULOU AND HEL. PAPAZETI.

  • Deposit

    "SOME REMARKS ABOUT THE MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION OF

  • Deposit

    THE GREEK BAUXITES".

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSITS ARE SCATTERED, A DEFINITIVE AREA OF DISTURBANCE IS UNKNOWN. DIMENSIONS OF INDIVIDUAL ORE BODIES: LENGTH- 10 TO 100 METERS, WIDTH- 5 TO 50 METERS, THICKNESS- UP TO 10 METERS STRIKE IS NE AND DIP 20S.

Reporter information

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

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