Piampaludo Deposit

Prospect in Liguria, Italy with commodities Garnet, Pyrite, Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000818
MRDS ID ISM0678
Record type District
Current site name Piampaludo Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.5853, 44.46559 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSIT LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF PIAMPALUDO, 13 FROM THE COAST, 55 KM TO CITY OF GENOA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Liguria(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Liguria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Primary
Pyrite Primary
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.5853, 44.46559

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description ECOLGITE FACIES METAMORPHISM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1977

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MINERARIA ITALIANA SPA
  • Type Operator
    Owner GEOMINERARIA ITALIANA SAS. (GEOLOGICAL AND PROCESSING INVESTIGATIONS).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1980, THE FUTURE - NEW PRODUCTION OF MAGNESITE, FLUORSPAR AND RUTILE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JAN. 1980, P. 45.

  • Deposit

    ADAMS, R., 1984, TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE: FINANCIAL TIMES INFORMATION LTD, LONDON, P.35-36.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1977, ITALIAN RUTILE?: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JUNE 1977, NO. 117, P.10-11.

  • Deposit

    FANTEL, R.J., ET AL, 1984, AVAILABILITY OF TITANIUM MINERALS - WORLD. A MINERALS AVAILABILITY PROGRAM APPRAISAL: US BUREU OF MINES, P. 93-94.

  • Deposit

    MANCINI, A., MANCIN, R. AND MARTINOTTI, G., 1979, VALORISATION OF NEW TITANIUM RESOURCE - TITANIFEROUS ECLOGITES: IN 10TH WORLD MINING CONGRESS, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, SEPTEMBER 1979.

Beyond USGS

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