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Vares Iron Mine

Producer in Bosnia and Herzegovina with commodity Sulfur-Pyrite
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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 10279959
MAS/MILS ID 4790050011
Record type Site
Current site name Vares Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Ruderski Metlurski Kombinat Zenica

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 18.33523, 44.16543 (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
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 18.33523, 44.16543
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Date of Last Modification 921021

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE BODY ALSO CONTAINS LEAD - ZINC IN A SEPARATE ZONE WHICH IS MINED AT THE VARES LEAD - ZINC MINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1891

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rudarski Metlurski Kominat Zenica (Social Ownership)
    Interest 100
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Iron Concentrat Production (Estimated) 1300000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur-Pyrite Sulfur 1300000mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Iron Concentrate Production (Estimated) 1400000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur-Pyrite Sulfur 1400000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Iron Concentrate Production (Estimated) 1200000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur-Pyrite Sulfur 1200000mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Iron Concentrate Production (Estimated) 1000000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur-Pyrite Sulfur 1000000mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Iron Concentrate Production (Estimated) 800000 Metric Tons Of Ore.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur-Pyrite Sulfur 800000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE TOTAL INFERRED RESOURCES ARE 250 MILLION METRIC TONS. THE COMMODITY MINERALS ARE SIDERITE WITH A GRADE OF 33.7 PERCENT IRON, LIMONITE WITH A GRADE OF 42.7 PERCENT IRON, AND HEMATITE WITH A GRADE OF 31.9 PERCENT IRON. THERE IS A 75 PERCENT CERTAINTY THAT THE VARES IRON MINE CONTAINS 250,000,000 METRIC TONS OF IRON ORE.

Comments on other economic factors

  • SURFACE RESOURCES ARE CLOSE TO EXHAUSTION. SURFACE MINING COULD CLOSE BY 1992. STRIPPING RATIOS HAVE INCREASED FROM 1.42:1 IN 1984 TO 7:1 IN 1988. THE EQUIPMENT IS RUSSIAN MADE.
  • UNDERGROUND MINING BY BLOCK-CAVING IS UTILIZED. IT IS UNLIDELY THAT THE OPERATION WILL REMAIN COMPETITIVE AFTER SURFACE RESOURCES ARE EXHAUSTED AND THE MINE HAS TO DEPEND SOLELY ON UNDERGROUND RESOURCES.
  • ALL OUTPUT IS SHIPPED TO ZENICA STEELWORKS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT LIMITED, LONDON, THE BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE, VOL. 3, PP. 153-54

  • Deposit

    (NOV. 1990).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JAN-95 Fogg, Catherine U.S. Bureau of Mines

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