Krushevdol

Producer in Plovdiv, Bulgaria 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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304036
MAS/MILS ID 4870230012
Record type Site
Current site name Krushevdol
Alternate or previous names Madan, Gorubso Division Ii, Bircieva

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 24.93508, 41.482 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Plovdiv(province)

Bulgaria(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bulgaria Plovdiv

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 24.93508, 41.482

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 80W
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 4
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Strike And Dip N45W:80W
    Date of Last Modification 940317

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ORE DEPOSITS WERE FORMED DURING THE END OF THE MIOCENE ERA, WITH HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTIONS BEING INTRUDED INTO COUNTRY ROCK.
  • CRU REPORTS THAT THE VEIN DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A NW TREND, STEEPLY DIPPING AT AN AVERAGE OF 80 DEGREES TO THE SW. THE THICKNESS OF THE VEINS RANGES FROM 0.8 TO 3 METERS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1964

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gorubso
    Home office Bulgaria
    Year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 950000mt
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput/Year (Est) 950000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1985
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 950000mt
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput/Year (Est) 950000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1986
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1028000mt
    Description Ore Throughput/Year 1028000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1987
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 980000mt
    Description Ore Throughput/Year 980000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1988
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 993000mt
    Description Ore Throughput/Year 993000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1989
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 922000mt
    Description Ore Throughput/Year 922000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1990
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 840000mt
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput/Year (Est) 840000 Mt Ore

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CRU REPORTED THAT ANOTHER 9,000,000 MT OF UNPROVEN ORE EXISTED AT GORUBSO. THE RESERVE TONNAGE REPRESENTS THE RESERVE FOR ALL FIVE MINES. INDIVIDUAL GRADES AND RESOURCE TONNAGES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
  • GRADE IS AVERAGE FOR ALL FIVE MINES IN GORUBSO DIVISION I.

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 SHRINKAGE W/CAVING
    Year of Information 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY RESEARCH UNIT, LTD. THE BASE METAL INDUSTRIES OF

  • Deposit

    EASTERN EUROPE, VOL I, LONDON, 1990.

  • Deposit

    EASTERN EUROPE, VOL II, LONDON, 1990.

  • Deposit

    DOKOV, R., ET AL, GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE - BULGARIAN ACADEMY

  • Deposit

    OF SCIENCES. METALLOGENIC MAP OF BULGARIA, SOFIA, 1989.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE GORUBSO DIVISION I REPRESENTS THE OPERATIONS OF FIVE MINES LOCATED AROUND THE TOWN OF MADAN. THESE MINES ARE: SEQ #487-023-0011 BIRCIEVA SEQ #487-023-0012 KRUSHEVDOL SEQ #487-023-0013 ANGEL KANAKIEV SEQ #487-023-0014 VARBA SEQ #487-023-0015 9TH SEPTEMBER ALL ORE FROM THE GORUBSO DIVISION I MINES IS SENT TO EITHER THE RUDOZEM MILL OR THE KURDJALI MILL (ONLY ORE FROM THE BIRCIEVA MINE IS SENT TO KURDJALI MILL). THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE FOR MADAN, APPEARS TO BE A GEOMETRIC CENTER OF THE GORUBSO DIVISION I MINES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-MAR-1994 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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