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Toranica

Producer in Macedonia with commodities 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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304298
MAS/MILS ID 4790150002
Record type Site
Current site name Toranica
Alternate or previous names Zletovo - Sasa

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 22.48493, 42.16682 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Macedonia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Macedonia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 22.48493, 42.16682
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STRATIFORM
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 921009

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1987
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Zletovo - Sasa
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 400000 Metric Tons Of Ore
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 400000 Metric Tons Of Ore
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Zinc Concentrate Production (Estimated) 15000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 15000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Lead Concentrate Production (Estimated) 16000 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Conc. Lead Lead 16000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 400000 Metric Tons Of Ore

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE IS BASED ON "PROVEN RESERVES FOR MANY YEARS" OF PRODUCTION. THE DEPOSIT BEING MINED BY THE TORANICA MINE IS THE SAME ORE BODY AS SASA, BUT IS SEPARATED BY 5 KILOMETERS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 1600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Comments on other economic factors

  • LEAD CONCENTRATE ASSAYS 70 PERCENT LEAD WITH APPROXIMATELY 400 GRAMS PER METRIC TON OF SILVER. ZINC CONCENTRATE ASSAYS 50 PERCENT ZINC. A BULK PB-ZN CONCENTRATE CAN ALSO BE PRODUCED AS AN ALTERNATIVE. EQUIPMENT IS MODERN EQUIPMENT OF RUSSIAN ORIGIN.
  • ZINC CONCENTRATE IS TREATED AT THE ZLETOVO - SASA ISF PLANT IN TITO VELES. THE LEAD CONCENTRATE IS TREATED AT THE TREPCA WORKS IN TITOVA MITROVICA, BUT SOME IS TREATED AT TITO VELES. LEAD IS RETURNED TO ZLETOVO - SASA FOR BATTERY PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-1995 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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