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Madneuli Mine

Producer in Georgia with commodities Barium-Barite, Copper, Zinc
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279439
MAS/MILS ID 4580000002
Record type Site
Current site name Madneuli Mine
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 44.75143, 41.48172 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Georgia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Georgia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 44.75143, 41.48172
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Date of Last Modification 921202

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE ZONES CONSIST OF COPPER ZINC AND BARITE GOLD BEARING AREAS. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT AS IN ORE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1974

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Georgia
    Interest 100
    Home office Georgia
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Madneuli Mining And Concentrating Enterprise
    Home office Georgia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 0.9% Cu (Estimated) 1450000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1450000mt 1wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 0.9% Cu (Estimated) 1430000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1430000mt 1wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput @ 0.9% Cu (Estimated) 1440000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1440000mt 1wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE SUFFICIENT FOR A FURTHER 14 YEARS, WHICH YIELDS ABOUT 20 MILLION METRIC TONS OF TOTAL RESERVES. ORE GRADES ARE EXPECTED TO DECLINE TO 0.8 PERCENT COPPER BY 1995. RESERVES REPORTED TO CONTAIN 350,000 MT CU, 40 MT AU, 150 MT AG, 200 MT TE, MORE THAN 2 MILLION MT S.
  • MINE 75KM SW OF TSIBLI NO GOLD OR SILVER IS CURRENTLY BEING RECOVERED, ALTHOUGH IT COULD BE RECOVERED WITH PROPER TECHNOLOGY.

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL ORE IS DELIVERED BY ROAD TO THE MADNEULI CONCENTRATOR, 6 KILOMETERS FROM THE MINE.
  • THE DEPOSIT IS MINED BY OPEN PIT METHODS. THE PIT IS CURRENTLY 1.2 SQUARE KILOMETERS IN AREA. ITS PLANNED DEPTH IS 320 TO 350 METERS. MINING IS COMPLICATED BY INTENSIVE FAULTING AND FRACTURING. COMPLEX ORES ARE STOCKPILED AS THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SUITABLE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO TREAT THEM. THE MINE USES 8 CUBIC METER ELECTRIC SHOVELS, 40 TON BELAZ 548 DUMP TRUCKS AND SOVIET ROLLER-BIT DRILLING RIGS. THERE ARE NO PLANS TO EXPAND THE MINE. ORE EXPLORED TO 36M DEPTH MAX. PIT DEPTH WILL BE 160M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PROCEEDINGS, CONFERENCE WITH GEORGIAN MINISTERS, DENVER, CO

  • Deposit

    NOVEMBER, 1992.

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE COPPER,

  • Deposit

    LEAD, AND ZINC INDUSTRIES OF THE FORMER USSR, VOL. 2,

  • Deposit

    PP. 23-24 (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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