Tafone/Manciano Mine

Producer in Toscana, Italy with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207182
MAS/MILS ID 4750350001
Record type Site
Current site name Tafone/Manciano Mine
Alternate or previous names Tafone

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 11.25194, 42.79888 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Toscana(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Toscana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 11.25194, 42.79888

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Azienda Minerali Metallici Italiane Sp. A (Ammi)
    Year 1977

Comments on the production information

  • 150,000 TO 300,000 TPY

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Measured 342000mt ore
    Indicated 465000mt ore
    Demonstrated 807000mt ore
    Inferred 1100000mt ore
    Total resources 1907000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 1.6 wt-pct Antimony Trace 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTPUT IS IN TERMS OF TONNES OF CONTAINED METAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1973/74 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING P 207

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-OCT-1992 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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