Erzberg

Producer in Tirol, Austria with commodities Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279549
MAS/MILS ID 4330300001
Record type Site
Current site name Erzberg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 13.63207, 46.94875 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tirol(province)

Austria(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Austria Tirol

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 13.63207, 46.94875

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 48000000mt ore
    Indicated 98000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 146000000mt ore
    Inferred 311000000mt ore
    Total resources 457000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 32 wt-pct Iron Trace 1977
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.04 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1977
    Calcium CaO 9.5 wt-pct Calcium Trace 1977
    Manganese Mn 1.8999 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES 1970 P 278

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TYPE OF DEPOSIT-BILBAO, PRINCIPAL MINERAL-SIDERITE, PRODUCTION MILLION MT 1964, THE DEPOSIT IS A REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT IN UPPER RIAN TO LOWER DEVONIAN LS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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