Drymon

Prospect in Greece with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256106
MAS/MILS ID 4840150003
Record type Site
Current site name Drymon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 20.83508, 39.66553 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 20.83508, 39.66553

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Length 15000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 911016

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Inferred 10000000mt ore
    Total resources 10000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 15 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES AT DRYMON ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 11 MIL MT OF ORE, WITH A P2O5 GRADE OF 15-20%. THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN WESTERN GREECE, JUST SOUTH OF THE ALBANIAN BORDER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1978, P. 301.

  • Reserve-Resource

    WORLD MINING, APRIL 1977, P. 89.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MAR/APR 1977, NO. 110, P. 10.

  • Deposit

    E & MJ, JANUARY 1985, P. 40

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-1991 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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