| Deposit ID | 60000599 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0229 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Larymna Mine and Euboea Island Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Hagios Ioannes, Ayios Ioannes, Sankt Johannes, Larymna Nickel |
| Geographic coordinates: | 23.28502, 38.46554 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LARYMNA MINE IS ABOUT 70 KM NW OF ATHENS, 10 KM S OF LARYMNA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Evvoia(province)
Greece(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Greece | Evvoia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| (1) | 23.28502, 38.46554 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | SHALLOW WATER TRANSGRESSION |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1966 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | LARCO S.A. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | SOCIETE ANONYME LE NICKEL |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | HELLENIC CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND FERTILIZER CO. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | LARCO S.A. |
MINING MAGAZINE, 1973, LATERITIC NICKEL MINING IN GREECE: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 129, N. 1, P. 12-19. (PC1, PC8, RR-1, RR2, RR8, RR25)
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1981, THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL, 3D ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES [498] P-. (PA3-PA6, P. 144)
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1982, THE STEEL INDUSTRY METALS--NICKEL: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL LTD., MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,- P. 67-68. (PA1, PA2)
ALBANDAKIS, N., 1980, THE NICKEL-BEARING IRON-ORES IN GREECE, [ABS.] IN UNESCO--AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON META-LLOGENY OF MAFIC AND ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEXES --THE EASTERN MEDITE-RRANEAN-WESTERN ASIA AREA AND ITS COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR META-LLOGENIC ENVIRONMENTS IN THE WORLD: [GREECE] NATIONAL TECHNIC-AL UNIVERSITY, PAPERS OF THE ATHENS SYMPOSIUM, OCT. 9-11, IGCP- PROJECT 169, V. 1, P. 194. (G13)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1983 | FOOSE, MICHAEL P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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