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El Castellar Mine

Producer in Spain with commodities Sodium, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023458
MRDS ID I000441
Record type Site
Current site name El Castellar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -4.01481, 39.86589 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position THE MINE IS REPORTED TO BE AT TOLEDO (VILLARRUBIA DE SANTIAGO)., Estimated Location, Precision Unknown. Location Could Be Significantly Incorrect.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR TOLEDO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary
Halite Tertiary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Gangue
Clay Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Halite Gangue
Magnesite Gangue

Analytical data

Result THENARDITE TO GLAUBERITE RATIO IS 1.1:1. WORKED MATERIAL AVERAGES 68.6% NA2SO4, 18.3% CASO4, 0.7% NACL, 10.4% MARL, AND 2% MOISTURE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -4.01481, 39.86589
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Aprovechamiento Salineros Sa

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 10000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sodium Na2SO4 62.5 wt-pct Sodium Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE SECOND FIGURE IS ADDITIONAL RESERVES INFERRED FROM GEOPHYSICS.

Comments on the workings information

  • STALL AND PILLAR MINING.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 120% OF PRODUCTION IS EXPORTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VAZQUEZ, GUZMAN, F., 1989, SPAIN, IN DUNNING, F.W., GARRARD, P., HASLAM, H.W., AND IXER, R.A., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 4/5: SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN EUROPE, WITH ICELAND: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 105-196

  • Production

    VAZQUEZ GUZMAN, 1989.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DESCENDING STRATIGRAPHY OF ORE-BEARING ROCKS: OVERBURDEN; 5-8 M OF THENARDITE-GLAUBERITE, GYPSUM, MAGNESITE, AND CLAY; 8 M HALITE AND ANHYDRITE, 5 M REDDISH LUTITE WITH LAYERS OF HALITE, GLAUBERITE, AND NODULAR ANHYDRITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-91 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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