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Piampaludo

Prospect in Liguria, Italy with commodities Garnet, Titanium
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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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255368
MAS/MILS ID 4750190004
Record type Site
Current site name Piampaludo
Alternate or previous names Mount Tarine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 8.5687, 44.43219 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Liguria(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Liguria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Secondary
Titanium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 8.5687, 44.43219
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 300M
    Length 1800M
    Width 500M
    Area 90HA
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 90
    Date of Last Modification 910726

Comments on the geologic information

  • RUTILE OCCURS IN AGGREGATES, MOST OF WHICH ARE STRUNG OUT PARALLEL TO DIRECTION OF FOLIATION IN ORE - AGGREGATES COMMONLY 1-2 MM WIDE WITH 40-90% RUTILE.
  • THE OREBODY IS MASSIVE, LACKS SCHISTOSITY AND IS HIGHLY FRACTURED.
  • ORE BODY APPARENTLY DIPS 20 DEGREES SOUTH AS A LARGELY CONCORDANT LENSE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1975
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Liguria Region

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ceti Of Milan
    Interest 100
    Home office Italy
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • GARNET IS THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT MINERAL MINED AS A BEACH SAND REPLACEMENT. LOWER GRADE ILMENITE MAY BE FEASIBLY MARKETED AS A WELDING ROD COASTING. HOWEVER A MARKET FOR SUCH A LOW GRADE COATING (60% TIO2) MUST BE DEVELOPED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADDITIONAL RESERVES ARE AVAILABLE BELOW 500 M ELEVATION AND COULD AMOUNT TO OVER 400 MILLION TONNES. ADDITIONAL RESERVES ARE AVAILABLE BELOW 500M ELEVATION AND COULD AMOUNT TO OVER 400 MILLION TONNES. M1C1 = M9C4.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 90HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 48.4
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 60
    Capacity 10000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.37
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 265
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • DISPOSAL OF TAILINGS (GARNET SAND INCLUDED) PROVIDES THE ONLY KNOWN SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE ECLOGITE ROCK HAS POSED MANY MINING PROBLEMS BECAUSE TAILING WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE COAST BY A 3KM LONG GRAVITY FLOW TUNNEL AT A RATE OF 9400 TONNES PER DAY (GARNET SANDS INCLUDED).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS."ITALIAN RUTILE?". JUNE 1977. PP. 10

  • Deposit

    -11.

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    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS."THE INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF ITALY".

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 1980. P.45.

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    MANCINI, ANTANIO; MANCINI, RENATO; AND MARTINOTTI,

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    610R610."VALORISATION OF NEW TITANIUM RESOURCE: TITANIFEROUS

  • Deposit

    ECLOGITES". TENTH WORLD MINING CONGRESS, ISTANBUL, TURKEY,

  • Deposit

    V.4, NO.15.

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    US. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. "THE TITANIUM MINING INDUSTRY".

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    AIRGRAM MESSAGE REFERENCE NO. A-180,, SEPTEMBER 27, 1978, 8P

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    CLERICI, C.,MANCINI, A., MANCINI R., MORANDI, A.,

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    OCELLA, E., AND PROTTO, C. "RECOVERY OF RUTILE FROM ECLOGITE

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    12 INTERNATIONAL MINERAL PROCESSING CONGRESS, WARSAW 1979.

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    TRANSLATION (PARTIAL) BY KAISER ENGINEERS.

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    MINERARIA ITALIANA SPA. OWNER INFORMATION.

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    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, "MINERAL SANDS TO BE DEVELOPED?" DEC

  • Deposit

    1986, P 39.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SPECIAL MINING TECHNIAUES MUST BE USED TO MINE THE ORE BECAUSE IT IS SO COURSE-GRAINED AND ABRASIVE. FOR INSTANCE, SPECIAL BITS AND CORE BARRELS WERE NEEDED AS NORMAL BITS AND CORE BARRELS BECAME WORN TOO QUICKLY. EVEN IF THE ORE CAPACITY WAS COUBLED TO 20,000 T/D (PREVIOUSLY PLANNED 10 T/D) AND RUTILE PRODUCTION WAS INCREASED TO 163,240 TONNES PER ANNUM, THE LIFE OF THE MINE, WHEN EXCAVATED TO AROUND 500M ELEVATION, WOULD BE ABOUT 90 YEARS. WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN PRODUCTION THE LIFE OF THE MINE WOULD BE AROUND 178.5 YEARS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-APR-95 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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