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Saint-Salvy Tarn

Producer in France with commodities Cadmium, Germanium, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304215
MAS/MILS ID 4270820004
Record type Site
Current site name Saint-Salvy Tarn
Alternate or previous names Nohailac

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 2.38529, 43.63232 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Germanium Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 2.38529, 43.63232
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 80S
    Thickness 2.5M
    Length 1370M
    Width 400M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45E:80S
    Minimum Depth to Top 150
    Date of Last Modification 830812

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN A SERIES OF CARBONACEOUS SCHISTS RICH IN ORGANIC MATERIAL THAT IS UNDERLAIN BY A SANDSTONE SCHIST SERIES OF MIDDLE CAMBRIAN AGE. THESE METAMORPHIC ROCKS HAV BWEEN INTRUDED BY THE SIDOBRE GRANITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1965
Mining method Filled Stopes - Other Filled Stope Methods
Year of first production 1975
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name St. Salvy

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Societe Miniere Et Matallurgique De Penarroya (Smmp)
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Description Initial Production 240000 Mtpy
  • Year 1977
    Description 240000 Mtpy
  • Year 1978
    Description 240000 Mtpy
  • Year 1979
    Description 240000 Mtpy
  • Year 1980
    Description 240000 Mtpy

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Measured 4500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4500000mt ore
    Total resources 4500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 9 wt-pct Zinc Major 1989

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OTHER FILLED STOPE METHODS
    Percent Recovery 95
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 3
    Length of Inclines (m) 700
    Slope of Inclines 7
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, JAN. 24, 1975, SAINT SOLVY START UP SOON.

  • Deposit

    FOGLIERINI, F., ET. AL., LE GISEMENT FILONIEN DE NOAILHAC-

  • Deposit

    SAINT SALVY (TARN); GISEMENTS FRANCAIS FASCICULE E6,

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHED FOR THE 26TH INTERNAT. GEOL. CONG. 1980 BY

  • Deposit

    PENARROYA (SMMP).

  • Deposit

    MICHAND, J.G., GISEMENTS DE PLOMB-ZINC DU SUD DU MASSIF

  • Deposit

    CENTRAL FRANCAIS MEMOIR 3, JULY 1980, PUBLISHED FOR THE

  • Deposit

    26TH INTERNAT. GEOL. CONG.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT. 1976, A NEW ZINC LEAD MINE IN

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN FRANCE, PP. 217-222.

  • Deposit

    PENARROYA ANN. RPTS, 1975-1980.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, THREE IMPORTANT DEPOSITS OF PENARROYA,

  • Deposit

    NOV. 26, 1981, PP. 24-25.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-APR-92 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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