Cartagena Mines

Past Producer in Murcia, Spain with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279547
MAS/MILS ID 4690590004
Record type Site
Current site name Cartagena Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -0.98149, 37.59924 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Murcia(province)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Spain Murcia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -0.98149, 37.59924

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830718

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MINERALS INCLUDE MARMATITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name La Union

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Soc. Minera Y Metallurgica De Penarroya S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Spain
    Year 1989

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT C REFLECTS THE TOTAL RECOVERY OF SILVER IN BOTH CONCENTRATES. MOST CONTAINED SILVER IS IN THE LEAD CONCENTRATE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 6355
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1976-77 WORLD MINES REGISTER, P 157.

  • Deposit

    1976 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, JUNE 5, 1970, P. 16.

  • Deposit

    ARGALL, G.O., JR., PENARROYA STRIPS SPANISH MOUNTAIN TOP FOR

  • Deposit

    NEW PB-ZN-AG OPEN PIT MINE, WORLD MINING, JULY 1967,

  • Deposit

    P. 16-23.

  • Deposit

    FLOTATION OF ORES IN SEA WATER, WORLD MINING, JUNE 1966,

  • Deposit

    P. 10-13.

  • Deposit

    OEN, I.S., AND OTHERS, EPIGENETIC LEAD-ZINC MINERALIZATION

  • Deposit

    IN MIOCENE PEBBLY MUDSTONE, SIERRA DE CARTAGENA, SPAIN,

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITA (BERL.) 4, 1969, PP. 368-385.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE OPERATION CONSISTS OF 6 ADJACENT OPEN PIT MINES AND A CONCENTRATOR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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