| Deposit ID | 10304106 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4270440004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Roquette/Montplaisir Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 4.63529, 43.66568 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| France |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boehmite | Unknown |
| Diaspore | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 4.63529, 43.66568 |
|---|
| Thickness | 5.5M | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1200M | ||||||||||||||
| Width | 450M | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 50HA | ||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 140M | ||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1962 |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aluminum Pechiney (French Government) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4270440004 |
BOUDROT, J., LA ROQUETTE, 3RD CONGRESS OF ICSOBA, NICE,
FRANCE, 1973, P. 437-445.
BRUCY,J., ENVIRONMENT ET MINES, LE PROBLEME DES BAUX:
ANNALES DES MINES, MAR.1973,P.9-14
DOMISSY, L., BAUXITE ET ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRIE MINERALE,
VOL. 62, NO. 2, FEB. 1980, P. 187-196.
GENGE, UTILIZATION DU WAGNER ST SA DANS TROIS MINES DE
BAUXITE D'ALUMINUM PECHINEY; INDUSTRIE MINERALE, DOCUMENT
S.I.M.D., MAR.1975, P. 129-140.
HUARD,M., BAUXITE - L'ACTIVITE D'ALUMINUM PECHINEY EN FRANCE
INDUSTRIE MINERALE, VOL. 61, NO. 5, MAY 1979, P.271-275.
LA JOINE, J.D., AND P. LAVILLE, LES FORMATIONS BAUXITIQUES
DE LA PROVENCE ET DU LANGUEDOC; MEMOIRES DU B.R.G.M.,
NO. 100, 1979, 146 P.
LA JOINE, J.P. AND P. LAVILLE, INVENTAIRE DES FORMATIONS
BAUXITIQUES DU MIDI DE LA FRANCE, ANNALES DES MINES,
JULY-AUG 1980, P. 155-166.
REVUE DE L'ALUMINUM, LES TECHNOLOGIES D'ALUMINIUM PECHENEY
SONT PARMI LES MEILLEURES DU MONDE, DEC. 1979, P483.
VIGNAL, B., MECANISATION DES MINES DE BAUXITE D'ALUMINUM
PECHINEY, INDUSTRIE MINERALE, VOL. 60, NO. 5, MAY 1978,
P. 271-276.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OREBODY STRIKES NORTH-SOUTH; DIPS 8W. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Gaz-Golder | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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