Anglade Salau

Past Producer in France with commodity Tungsten
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. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  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 10257219
MAS/MILS ID 4270070001
Record type Site
Current site name Anglade Salau
Alternate or previous names D'Anglade

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 1.50195, 42.66575 (WGS84)
Elevation 1230
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 1.50195, 42.66575

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 220M
    Width 50M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1959
Mining method Open Stope - Underhand
Year of first production 1971
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compagnie Metallurgique Et Miniere
    Interest 34
    Home office France
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner L'Omnivini Des Mines
    Interest 34
    Home office France
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bureau De Recherches Geologiques Et Minieres (BRGM)
    Interest 7
    Home office France
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banque De Paris Et Des Pays-Bas Group
    Home office France
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Charter Consolidated Of England
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Billiton Of Holland
    Home office Netherlands
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Description 60000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tungsten Tungsten 60000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 527000mt ore
    Demonstrated 527000mt ore
    Total resources 527000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 1.2 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 273000mt ore
    Demonstrated 273000mt ore
    Total resources 273000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 1.7 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1990

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Waste Rock 30
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 28
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES; THE ECONOMICS OF TUNGSTEN 6'TH

  • Reserve-Resource

    EDITION 1990. P 82.

  • Deposit

    SOCIETE MINIERE D'ANGLADE: COMPANY'S BROCHURE

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORT 1980-81: COMPANGNIE METALLURGI QUE ET MINIERE

  • Deposit

    ANNALES DES MINES, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1981

  • Deposit

    ANGLADE: SCHEELITE MINING IN THE SNOW-CAPPED FRENCH

  • Deposit

    PYRENEES MINING MAGAZINE - NOV. 1981.

  • Deposit

    DISCOVERY OF A TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT AT SALAU (FRANCE): BUREAU

  • Deposit

    DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, FEB 1980.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OREBODY IS IRREGULAR AND MINERALIZATION DISCONTINUOUS; ORE IS DISPERSED AND BROKEN INTO MANY OVERLAPPING LENSES WITH EACH MASS TREATED AS AN INDEPENDENT ORE BODY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-92 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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