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Moldava

Plant in Czech Republic with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303829
MAS/MILS ID 4350000034
Record type Site
Current site name Moldava
Alternate or previous names Bestvina Mine, Moldava Mine, Jilove Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 13.66893, 50.73199 (WGS84)
Elevation 760
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Czech Republic(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Czech Republic

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 13.66893, 50.73199
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 85N
    Length 1500M
    Width 400M
    Depth to top 200M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N40W:85N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 850808

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1968
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Geoindustria (Government Czechoslovakia)
    Interest 100
    Home office Czechoslovakia
    Year 1984

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 40000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 40000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1969
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 40000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 40000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1970
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 40000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 40000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1971
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 40000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 40000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 40000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 40000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1973
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 40000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 40000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1974
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 40000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 40000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 40000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 40000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1976
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 50000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 50000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 60000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 60000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 60000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 60000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 60000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 60000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 60000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 60000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 60000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 60000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1982
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 60000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 60000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 60000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 60000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Description Acid Flouspar(97.0% Caf2) 60000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 60000mt 97wt-pct
  • Year 1992
    Description Metspar Production 18500 Tonnes Metspar
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 18500mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Acidspar Production 16900 Tonnes Acidspar
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 16900mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Mine Production 61000 Tonnes Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 61000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE ESTIMATES FROM 1984 REPORT BY ROBERT B. FULTON THE HARRACHOV MINE OPERATED BY GEOINDUSTRIA, HAVE PROBABLE (75%) RESERVES OF 400,000MT, OF 30% CAF2, AS REPORTED BY ROBERT FULTON. THE JILOVE-SNEZNIK HAVE PROBABLE(75%) RESERVES OF 300,000MT, OF 40% CAF2, AS REPORTED BY ROBERT FULTON. RESERVE ESTIMATE ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE BESTVINA MINE. THE LATEST REPORT ON THIS MINE STATES THAT THIS MINE IS PARTIALLY EXPLOITED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MINE IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
  • ACID GRADE FLUORPSAR

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 380M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OVERHAND SHRINKAGE 10-67
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 194
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 30
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 310
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1984

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE MOLDAVA MINE HAS 45,000 TPA CAPACITY, BESTVINA MINE 18,000 TPA CAPACITY, AND THE JILOVE MINE 15,000 TPA CAPACITY FOR A TOTAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 78,000 TPA. THE MOLDAVA SUPPLIES 60% OF ORE HANDLED BY MILL AT SOBEDRUHY HARRACHOV, JILOVE-SNEZNIK, AND BESTVINA MINES SUPPLY THE REMAINING 40%. THE MINED ORE IS TRANSPORTED TO THE PLANT AT TEPLICE WHICH HAS THE CAPACITY TO PRODUCE 25,000 TPA OF ACIDSPAR AND 20,000 TPA METSPAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. APRIL 1993. NO. 307. P. 48-49.

Comments on the references

  • DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY ROBERT B. FULTON UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-SEP-1994 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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