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Santa Comba Mine

Occurrence in Galicia, Spain with commodities Tungsten, Tin
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055831
MRDS ID SP00030
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Comba Mine
Alternate or previous names Coparex

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -8.81475, 43.03255 (WGS84)
Relative position THE MINE IS 45 KM SOUTHWEST OF LA CORUNA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Galicia(province)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Spain Galicia
Spain Galicia

Comments on the location information

  • POINT OF REFERENCE FOR LOCATION IS SANTA COMBA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -8.81475, 43.03255
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Quartz Veins Cut Small Granite Cupola Of Late Paleozoic Age

Comments on the geologic information

  • WOLFRAMITE OCCURS IN QUARTZ VEINS 20 TO 70 CM WIDE AND 5000 TO 6000 M LONG. WOLFRAMITE IS ALSO DISSEMINATED IN A LAYERED APLITE BODY. SOME ORE ALSO OCCURS IN ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1943
Year of last production 1985

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Coparex Minera S. A.
    First year 1985
  • Type Owner
    Owner Coparex Minera S. A.
    First year 1980
    Last year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Material CON W
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^65(?)% W03*
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 65wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 400 MT TUNGSTEN CONCENTRATES EACH YEAR. 240 T/Y W03. *ANNUAL PRODUCTION FOR 1984 EQUIVALENT TO SOME 250 MT OF W03.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 3600000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.5 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1985 & 1983 FIGURES DENOTE IN SITU RESOURCES - QUANTITIES OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FOR THE NEXT FEW DECADES.

Comments on development

  • IN 1983, EXPANSION PROGRAM UNDERTAKEN TO INCREASE CAPACITY TO 800 MT/DAY OF ORE.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1985 Sinclair, W. David Geological Survey of Canada

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