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Larco Euboea Mines

Producer in Greece with commodity Nickel
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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. 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 10303745
MAS/MILS ID 4840000002
Record type Site
Current site name Larco Euboea Mines
Alternate or previous names Euboia, Euboea Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 23.75172, 38.49883 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Comments on the location information

  • THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE BEARINGS ARE FOR THE ISLAND OF EUBOEA (EUBOIA). MAGNESITE IS ALSO MINED ON THIS ISLAND.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 23.75172, 38.49883
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 830627

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1953
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Year of first production 1969

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Societe Miniere Et Metallurgique De Larymna, S. A.(Larco)
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hellenic Chemical Products And Fertilizer Comp.
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Anonyme Le Nickel
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Nickel Output Is 1.05% Ni 1800000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Nickel Nickel 1800000mt 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 200000mt ore
    Total resources 200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LAT-LONG-BEARINGS OF ISL OF EUBOEA OW: SOCIETE ANONYME LE NICKEL. OP: LARCO. 1995 PRODUCTION FROM LARCO OPERATIONS EXPECTED TO TOTAL 17,000 MT OF CONTAINED NICKEL IN FERRONICKEL./

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 11
    Capacity 6000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 12.74
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • EUBOEA MINES CONSIST OF FOUR SEPARATE MINES: PAGONDA, VRISSAKIA, KOTRONI, AND SOURUIE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. THE IRON-NICKEL, DEPOSITS OF EUBOEA IN

  • Deposit

    GREECE. FEBRUARY 1978, P. 164.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. NICKEL. EUROPE. JANUARY

  • Deposit

    1979, P. 103.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING, AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. GREECE. MCGRAW

  • Deposit

    -HILL, INC. NEW YORK. 1978, P. 294.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM. PERFORMANCE

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS. AUGUST 5, 1975.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. EXPANSION FOR GREEK NICKEL MINING INDUS-

  • Deposit

    TRY. MARCH 1976, P. 163.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. EUBOEAN MAGNESITE MINING AND DEADBURNING

  • Deposit

    IN GREECE. FEBRUARY 1974, P. 111-117.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. EUROPE. GREECE. JANUARY 1979, P. 57.

Comments on the references

  • MINING MAGAZINE, LATERITE NICKEL MINING IN GREECE, JULY, 1973, P. 12-18.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JUL-1995 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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