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Suva Ruda

Producer in Serbia 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231084
MAS/MILS ID 4790250020
Record type Site
Current site name Suva Ruda
Alternate or previous names Sastavci / Kisevac.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 20.41859, 43.49871 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Serbia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Serbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 20.41859, 43.49871
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GALENA AND SPHALERITE ARE THE MAJOR ORES MINERALS. ALSO, THE ORE IS REPORTEDLY HIGH IN SILVER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1986

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Yugoslavia
    Interest 100
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hemijska Industrija Zorka
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 150000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 150000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 72% Leac Conc. Production (Estimated) 2500 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Lead Lead 2500mt 72wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description 55% Zinc Conc. Production (Estimated) 8000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 800mt 55wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 150000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1989
    Lead Pb 2.1 wt-pct Lead Minor 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADES ARE EXTRAPOLATED FROM CONCENTRATE USING 72 PERCENT LEAD CONCENTRATE AND 55 PERCENT ZINC CONCENTRATE.
  • NO VALUE WAS GIVEN FOR ANY RESERVE ESTIMATES FOR THIS MINE.
  • NO VALUE WAS GIVEN FOR ANY RESERVE ESTIMATES FOR THIS MINE.

Comments on other economic factors

  • LEAD CONCENTRATE IS TREATED AT THE TREPCA SMELTER IN TITOVA MITROVICA. ZINC CONCENTRATE IS TREATED AT THE ZORKA ELECTROLYTIC PLANT IN SABAC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITITES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, VOL. 3, PP. 173-74

  • Deposit

    (NOV. 1990).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-95 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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