Coto Wagner

Producer in Spain with commodities Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304046
MAS/MILS ID 4690470002
Record type Site
Current site name Coto Wagner

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.57808, 42.54919 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.57808, 42.54919

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minero Siderurgica De Ponferrada
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Measured 150000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 150000000mt ore
    Total resources 150000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 56 wt-pct Iron Trace 1970
    Silica SiO2 12 wt-pct Silica Trace 1970
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.8 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1976-77 WORLD MINES REGISTER P 157

  • Deposit

    UN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES P272 AND 284

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRON ORE-3,000TPD, UNDERGROUND MINE DEVELOPED BY ADIT, SYSTE UNDERGROUND MINING-SHRINKAGE, OPEN PIT-1,000TPD ORE, MAGNETIC ION, MINETTE TYPE DEPOSIT, OCCURS IN ORDOVICIAN QUARTZITES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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