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Abbadia S. Salvatore

Past Producer in Toscana, Italy with commodity Mercury
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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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206866
MAS/MILS ID 4750350006
Record type Site
Current site name Abbadia S. Salvatore

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 11.66864, 42.88218 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Toscana(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Toscana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 11.66864, 42.88218
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 45S
    Depth to top 273M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45W:45S
    Minimum Depth to Top 150
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 25
    Date of Last Modification 910910
  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Stope - Underhand
Milling method Distillation

Mining district

District name Siena

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Societa Per Azioni Minero-Metallurgiche (Samin)
    Interest 100
    Home office Italy
    Year 1984

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 273M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method UNDERHAND 10-35
    Percent Waste Rock 3.3
    Percent Recovery 90
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1550
    Number of Adits 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 956
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 60.74
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 235
    Year of Information 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SHAFTS-POZZO GARIBALDI, 400M DEEP, AND POZZO S. CALLISTO 150M DEEP. MINING BY UNDERGROUND CUT AND FILL METHODS, WITH CEMENT FILL.

Comments on other economic factors

  • IN 1976, THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT PERMANENTLY CLOSED ALL MERCURY MINES IN THE COUNTRY. ITALY WILL PRODUCE ITS DOMESTIC NEEDS FROM BYPRODUCT MERCURY AT LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS IN SARDINIA. DUE TO THE ECONOMICS OF THE SITUATION, IT APPEARS VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE ITALIAN GOVT WILL EVER REOPEN THE ABBADIA S. SALVATORE MINE.
  • ABBADIA S. SALVATORE MILL PROCESSES ORE FROM SELVENA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD NOTES BY MIKE FOPP, SUBCONTRACTOR TO PAH, DURING

  • Deposit

    MINE SITE VISIT IN APRIL 1983.

  • Deposit

    BRANCONI, ERMANO, "LA MINIERA MERCURIFERA D'ABBADIA S.

  • Deposit

    SALVATORE" L'INDUSTRIA MINERARIA, SEPT. 1976, PP. 339-353.

  • Deposit

    STRAPPA, OSVALDO, "STORIA DELLE MINIERA DI MERCURIO DEL

  • Deposit

    MONTE AMIATA", PART 1,2,3,. L'INDUSTRIA MINERARIA, JULY-

  • Deposit

    AUG. 1977, PP. 252-259; SEPT.-OCT. 1977, PP. 336-338;

  • Deposit

    AND NOV.-DEC. 1977, PP. 433-439.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-SEP-1991 Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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