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Monteponi Mining Operation

Producer in Sardegna, Italy with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230896
MAS/MILS ID 4750310002
Record type Site
Current site name Monteponi Mining Operation
Alternate or previous names Monteponi Mine, San Giovanni Mine, San Benedetto Mine, Campo Piscano Mine, Monteponi Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.48515, 39.29904 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sardegna(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Sardegna

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.48515, 39.29904
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 880506
  • Area 1000HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1000
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Sardinia, Italy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Societa Azionaria Minero-Metallurgica S. P. A. (Samim)
    Interest 100
    Home office Italy
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 950
    Period Through 950
    Description Silver Bearing Galena, Phoenician Times
  • Year 1850
    Description Industrial Production From 1850
  • Year 1976
    Description Recent Production: Underground 281671 Mt Per Year
  • Year 1977
    Description 298943 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1978
    Description 365558 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1980
    Description 293045 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1981
    Description 275887 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1982
    Description 293045 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1983
    Description 241003 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1984
    Description 138172 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1985
    Description 245934 Mt/Yr
  • Year 1986
    Description 300000 Mt/Yr

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT C REFLECTS TOTAL SILVER RECOVERY IN BOTH CONCENTRATES; MOST CONTAINED SILVER IS IN THE LEAD CONCENTRATE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 10000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10000000mt ore
    Inferred 10000000mt ore
    Total resources 20000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 7.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1988
    Lead Pb 1 wt-pct Lead Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS OPERATION CONSISTS OF FOUR UNDERGROUND MINES; MONTEPONI, SAN GIOVANNI, SAN BENEDETTO, AND CAMPO PISCANO MINES. THEY FEED ONE CONCENTRATOR, THE CAMPO PISCANO CONCENTRATOR, A PRIMARY ZINC/LEAD OPERAITON IN SARDINIA, ITALY
  • DATA TAKEN FROM PAH REPORT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method COMBINED METHODS
    Percent Recovery 80
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Slope of Inclines 12
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 1600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 209
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    DECEMBER, 1987 EMJ; "ITALY; SARDINIAN ZN-PB MINING,

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALLURGY DOMINATE"; PP,50-52:

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAY-1992 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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