Hagios Joannia - Larymna Nickel Deposit, Greece

Producer in Greece with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069195
MRDS ID W002653
Record type Site
Current site name Hagios Joannia - Larymna Nickel Deposit, Greece

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 23.08505, 38.56551 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 23.08505, 38.56551

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Material ORE NI
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.4 % Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Nickel Nickel 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • MINING MAGAZINE, 9/75, P. 211, REPORTS AN EXPANSION PROGRAM AT BOTH LARYMNA'S HAGIOS JOANNIA AND EUBOEA MINES, LEADING TO THE COMBINED PRODUCTION OF 5-MILLION MTPY ORE, IN 1980.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 110000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.4 wt-pct Nickel Major 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 7/73, P.12-19

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK - METALS SOURCEBOOK, 9/24/73, ITEM #A4445

  • Deposit

    BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL: PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, D. VAN NOSTRAND CO., INC., P.74

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE HAGIOS IOANNIS MINES ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTH-EASTERN CORNER OF BEOTIA, ABOUT 115 KM (71.5 MILES) FROM ATHENS. LARYMNA (LARCO) HAS RIGHTS OVER 300,000 STREMATA (1,000 SQ.METERS). GEOLOGY - BETWEEN TRANSGRESSIONAL UPPER CRETACEOUS LIMESTONE AND LOWER TO MIDDLE JURASSIC STRATA THERE IS A LAYER OF SEDIMENTARY PIZOLYTHIC LATERITE ORE. THE FOOTWALL OF THE OREBODY IS INTENSIVELY KARSTIC, WHILE HANGING WALL IS ALMOST FLAT. THE ORE'S NICKEL CONTENT FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 1-1.60%; AVG. 1.40% NI. GARNIERATE MINERALS CONTRIBUTE TOWARD HIGHER NI CONTENTS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE OREBODY. SEE MINING MAGAZINE, 7/73, FOR GOOD DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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