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Olympias

Producer in Greece with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Sulfur, Zinc
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279724
MAS/MILS ID 4840100006
Record type Site
Current site name Olympias

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 23.83507, 40.59875 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Sulfur Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 23.83507, 40.59875
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W
    Dip 32E
    Thickness 12M
    Length 200M
    Width 1500M
    Depth to top 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 4
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N10W:32E
    Minimum Depth to Top 200
    Date of Last Modification 880506

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1969
Mining method Caving Methods - Sublevel Caving
Year of first production 1976
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hellenic Chemical Products And Fertilizers Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Mining Activity Sublevel Caving 384946 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1981
    Description 331628 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1982
    Description 289524 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1983
    Description 300823 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1984
    Description 305347 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1985
    Description 245113 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1986
    Description 300000 Mt Ore/Yr

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 10000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10000000mt ore
    Inferred 10000000mt ore
    Total resources 20000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 4.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1987
    Lead Pb 3.6 wt-pct Lead Major 1987
    Sulfur S 17 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1987
    Silver Ag 130 g/mt Silver Major 1987
    Gold Au 7 g/mt Gold Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA FROM PAH REPORT.
  • MINABLE/RECOVERABLE DEMONSTRATED ORE RESERVES FROM PAH 1988 DEPOSIT PROFILE REPORT; TRIP REPORT ITEM #1: THESE RESOURCES WERE ADJUSTED BY PAH TO ESTIMATE THE INSITU ORE RESOURCES OF THE DEPOSIT, USING A MINE DILUTION OF 30% AND A MINE RECOVERY OF 90%: ESTIMATED INSITU ORE RESOURCES, USING PAH DATA OF THE MINES MINABLE/RECOVERABLE DEMONSTRATED ORE RESERVES FROM Q1-1 AND Q9-1. USING A MINE RECOVERY OF 90% AND MINE DILUTION OF 30% ESTIMATED RECOVERABLE ORE RESOURCES BASED ON PAH INSITU ORE USING MINE DILUTION OF 30% AND MINE RECOVERY OF 90%. THESE ORE RESOURCES WHERE USED IN THE 1986 US-DOLLAR UPDATE OF THE LEAD/ZINC STUDY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 400M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL CAVING 10-75
    Percent Waste Rock 30
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 180
    Slope of Inclines 35
    Number of Inclines 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 0
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 1200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 31.15
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    PA AND H DEPOSIT PROFILE REPORT "OLYMPIAS" GREECE FEB, 1988.

  • Reserve-Resource

    GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE OLYMPIAS MINE, EASTERN

  • Reserve-Resource

    CHALKIDHIKI, MACEDONIA, GREECE: NICOLAU, M. AND D. KOKONIS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-SEP-1992 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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