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Medet

Producer in Plovdiv, Bulgaria with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Sulfur
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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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207183
MAS/MILS ID 4870230002
Record type Site
Current site name Medet

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 24.83511, 42.54867 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Plovdiv(province)

Bulgaria(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bulgaria Plovdiv

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Sulfur Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 24.83511, 42.54867
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Date of Last Modification 940323

Comments on the geologic information

  • MEDET DEPOSIT TYPE IS COPPER PORPHYRY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1965

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Polimet
    Interest 100
    Home office Bulgaria
    Year 1990
  • Type Operator
    Owner Medet
    Interest 100
    Home office Bulgaria
    Year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Description Pyrite Production/Year 72000 Mt Conc
  • Year 1984
    Description Mo Production/Year 600 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Molybdenum Molybdenum 600mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Cu Production/Year 120000 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 120000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Ore Throughput/Year (Est) 6371000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1985
    Description Pyrite Production/Year 54000 Mt Conc
  • Year 1985
    Description Mo Production/Year 400 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Molybdenum Molybdenum 400mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Cu Production/Year 115000 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 115000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Ore Throughput/Year 6125000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1986
    Description Pyrite Production/Year 50000 Mt Conc
  • Year 1986
    Description Mo Production/Year 500 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Molybdenum Molybdenum 500mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Cu Production/Year 100000 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 100000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Ore Throughput/Year 6053000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1987
    Description Pyrite Production/Year 38000 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Barium-Barite Barium 17000mt 92wt-pct
  • Year 1987
    Description Mo Production/Year 300 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Molybdenum Molybdenum 300mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Cu Production/Year 71000 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 71000mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Ore Throughput/Year 3928000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1988
    Description Pyrite Production/Year 46000 Mt Conc
  • Year 1988
    Description Mo Production/Year 200 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Molybdenum Molybdenum 200mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Cement Cu Production/Year 70 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 70mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Cu Production/Year 73000 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 73000mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Ore Throughput/Year 3023000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1989
    Description Pyrite Production/Year 44000 Mt Conc
  • Year 1989
    Description Mo Production/Year 300 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Molybdenum Molybdenum 300mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Cement Cu Production/Year 360 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 360mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Cu Production/Year 85000 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 85000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Ore Throughput/Year 3468000 Mt Ore

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COMMODITY GRADES ARE HEAD GRADES, NOT IN SITU. MEDET REMAINING RESERVE IS 90M MT, HOWEVER CRU REPORTS THE GRADE OF THE ORE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY CONTINUED MINING AT CURRENT OVERBURDEN STRIP RATIO.
  • GRADES REPRESENT HEAD GRADES, NOT IN SITU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 40000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT, LTD. THE BASE METAL INDUSTRIES

  • Deposit

    OF EASTERN EUROPE. VOLUMES I & II, LONDON, 1990.

  • Deposit

    DOKOV, R. ET AL. COMMITTE OF GEOLOGY, BULGARIAN GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    SOCIETY, GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF

  • Deposit

    SCIENCES, METALLOGENIC MAP OF BULGARIA, SOFIA, 1989.

  • Deposit

    CERNA, THE MINING AND METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN

  • Deposit

    EUROPE, VOL II, PARIS, 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAR-97 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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