Viliki Majdan

Producer in Bosnia and Herzegovina with commodities Lead, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279834
MAS/MILS ID 4790050007
Record type Site
Current site name Viliki Majdan
Alternate or previous names Veliki Majdan Rudnik Olova I Cinka

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 19.33523, 44.33201 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bosnia and Herzegovina(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 19.33523, 44.33201

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Date of Last Modification 921104

Comments on the geologic information

  • URANIUM MINERALS ARE PRESENT IN MINOR AND LOCALIZED CONCENTRATIONS. OREBODIES VARY FROM FLAT LYING TO STEEPLY DIPPING PIPES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1952

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Yugoslavia
    Interest 100
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hemijska Industrija Zorka
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Zinc Concentrate Production (Estimated) 2000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 2000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Lead Concentrate Production (Estimated) 2300 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Conc. Lead Lead 2300mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 45000 Metric Tons Of Ore.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 5.7 wt-pct Lead Minor 1989
    Zinc Zn 11.4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO TOTAL RESERVES DATA IS AVAILABLE. GRADES ARE CALCULATED FROM HEAD GRADES, ASSUMING A 30 PERCENT DILUTION FACTOR. THE APPROXIMATE HEAD GRADES ARE 4 PERCENT FOR LEAD AND 8 PERCENT FOR ZINC.
  • NO RESOURCE DATA IS AVAILABLE. LITTLE EXPLORATION WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, VOL. 3, PP. 179-80

  • Deposit

    (NOV. 1990).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-JAN-95 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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