Paglio Pignolinomine

Producer in Italy with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231224
MAS/MILS ID 4750000001
Record type Site
Current site name Paglio Pignolinomine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 9.71874, 45.68214 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Italy

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 9.71874, 45.68214

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 80% OF THE ECLOGITE IS OUTCROPPING AND THE REST IS COVER- BY SOME SOIL AND CHESTNUT TREES. THERE IS NO ACTUAL STRIKE OR DIP AS THE MAJORITY OF THE MOUNTAIN IS A MASSIVE ECLOGITE OREBODY CONTAINING THE RUTILE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Montedison S. P. A. Divisione Minerali Metalli
    Year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • TEST QUARRY AND SURFACE SAMPLING WERE ALSO PART OF THE EXPLORATION.

Comments on other economic factors

  • "AT A FUTURE DATE IT MIGHT BE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO RECOVER PYRITE, NICKEL, AND COPPER". KAISER ENG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,

  • Deposit

    MCGRAW-HILL, NEW YORK, P. 302.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-1984 Robinowewu U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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