Montigui De Su Cossu

Prospect in Sardegna, Italy with commodity Aluminum
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231421
MAS/MILS ID 4750310005
Record type Site
Current site name Montigui De Su Cossu

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 8.50188, 40.499 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sardegna(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Sardegna

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 8.50188, 40.499

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1955
Year of first production 1991

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sardabauxiti Spa
    Interest 100
    Home office Italy
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 800000mt ore
    Total resources 800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 60 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION TO BE 100,000 TPA BAUXITE AND 1M TPA LIMESTONE. PRODUCTION SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN 1991.
  • RESERVES ARE 800,000 MT, CONTAINING 60% AL2O3 AND 7% SIO2.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. SEPT. 1991.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE WILL RECOVER ORE FROM LENS 5M THICK, OVER AN AREA OF 17 HA. OVERBURDEN THICKNESS IS 30M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-MAR-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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