| Deposit ID | 10255317 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4270850003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Le Recoux Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 6.25197, 43.33226 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| France |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Gallium Critical | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boehmite | Unknown |
| Diaspore | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 6.25197, 43.33226 |
|---|
| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 100HA | ||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1920 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aluminum Pechiney (French Government) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4270850003 |
BRUCY,J., ENVIRONMENT ET MINES, LE PROBLEME DES BAUX:
ANNALES DES MINES, MARCH 1973, P. 9-14.
DE WEISSE,G. AND LOUVAIN, R., HOW FRENCH BAUXITE IS MINED:
MINING WORLD, DEC. 1956, P. 51-54.
DOMISSY, L., BAUXITE ET ENVIRONNGMENT: INDUSTRIE MINERALE,
VOL. 62, NO. 2, FEB. 1980, P. 93-99.
GENGE, UTILIZATION DU WAGNER ST 5A DANS TROIS MINES DE
BAUXITE D'ALUMINIUM PECHINEY: INDUSTRIE MINERALE,
DOCUMENT S.I.M.D., MARCH 1975, P. 129-140.
HUARD, M., BAUXITE-L'ACTIVITE D'ALUMINUM PECHENY EN FRANCE:
INDUSTRIE MINERALE, VOL. 61, NO. 5, MAY 1979. P.271-275.
LA JOINE, J.D., AND LAVILLE, P., LES FORMATIONS
BAUXITIQUES DE LA PROVENCE ET DU LANGUEDOC: MEMOIRES
DU BRGM, NO. 100, 1979, 146 P.
REVUE DE L'ALUMINUM, LES TECHNOLOGIES D'ALUMINIUM PECHINEY
SONT PARMI LES MILLEURES DU MONDE: DEC. 1979, P.483.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REFINERY USES THE BAYER PROCESS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Gaz-Golder | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.