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Epleny Mine

Occurrence in Hungary with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024438
MRDS ID ISM0150
Record type Site
Current site name Epleny Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 17.91871, 47.21534 (WGS84)
Elevation 400

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hungary(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Hungary

Comments on the location information

  • 110 KM SSW OF DNEPROPETROVSK; BETWEEN KRIVOY ROG AND ZAPOROZHYE
  • 15 KM BY RAIL, NORTH OF VESZPREM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 17.91871, 47.21534
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; PRLS + MNGN + PLML + FE OXIDES + POLYPERMANGANITE; CLCT + RDCR + MANGANOCALCITE; THE ORES ARE OF BOTH CARBONATE AND OXIDE TYPES. THE SOUTH UKRAINIAN OLIGOCENE MANGANIFEROUS BASIN COVERS UP TO 6250 KM2.
  • ; MNGN + PRLS + PLML; CLAY + CLCT; THE MANGANESE DEPOSIT, A STRATIFIED BED 6-8 M THICK AND RANGING UP TO 20 M, IS NEARLY HORIZONTAL. CARBONATE SEDIMENTATION WAS FOLLOWED BY DEPOSITION OF ARGILLACEOUS ROCKS AND MN FORMATION. NODULAR ORES ARE FOUND WITH FERRUGINOUS CRUST AND INNER PARTS OF CHERT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1928

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Government Of Hungary

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN UNKNOWNPA1: PROCESSED TO 6.7 MIL TONS CONCENTRATE, 3 MIL TONS GT 45% MN, 3.7 MIL TONS AT 34% MN; PA2: FIGURE FOR NIKOPOL BASIN, INCLUDING NIKOPOL AND BOLSHE.
  • UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INDICATED MT OF CRUDE ORE OF OXIDE AND CARBONATE TYPES.
  • MEASURED MT OF CRUDE ORE OF OXIDE AND CARBONATE TYPES.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). OXIDE ORE WITH 24.4% MN WITH INTERBEDS OF WASTE; CARBONATE ORE CONTAINS 14% MN.
  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). ASSESSMENT(INVESTIGATED AND ACTIVE RESERVES SHOULD ASSURE THE 1980 PRODUCTION LEVEL FOR 30 YEARS. (RF5)); ONLY 1 SEAM IS EXPLOITABLE; LOW-GRADE ORE PRODUCED HERE (AVERAGING 26.4% MN); NIKOPOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTS FOR 72% OF USSR PRODUCTION OF MN CONCENTRATE (2.6 MILLION MT CONTAINED MN/YR). ; ECON.COM: INVESTIGATED AND ACTIVE RESERVES SHOULD ASSURE THE 1980 PRODUCTION LEVEL FOR 30 YEARS. (RF5)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, 1981, MANGANESE RESERVES AND RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS: NMAB-374, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON, DC, P. 123-125

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE-UNDERGROUND 12-15 M CONCENTRATE EXISTING AT NIKOPOL ARE 18 UNDERGROUND MINES, 10 OPEN PITS, AND 8 CONCENTRATION PLANTS. SINCE 1973, THE NIKOPOL MINES OUTPACED TCHIATURA IN PRODUCTION. THE USSR HAS THE LARGEST MINING CAPACITY FOR MANGANESE ORE IN THE WORLD. THIS DEPOSIT IS SERVED BY RAIL AND IS WITHIN 100 KM OF BLACK SEA PORTS.
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1982 Cannon, William F. U.S. Geological Survey

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