Kraljevo Nickel Deposit-Yugoslavia

Occurrence in Serbia 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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069271
MRDS ID W002857
Record type Site
Current site name Kraljevo Nickel Deposit-Yugoslavia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 20.68522, 43.73203 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Serbia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Serbia

Comments on the location information

  • 3 TO 4 SQUARE MILES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 20.68522, 43.73203

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • LODE: DEPOSITS 1891-1928 EST. TOTAL $675,000 (45% AU, 45% AG, 10% PB). PLACER 1872-1890 - $75,000.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: NO EVIDENCE OF DOWNWARD ENRICHMENT, OXIDATION ABOVE THE WATER TABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENG. MIN. JOUR., 4/74, P. 17

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EVIDENCE SHOWS NO CONTACT METAMORPHISM AND THE MINERALIZED VEINS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST TO GREATER DEPTHS. HOWEVER THE VEINS ARE VERY NARROW. TWO STAGES OF DEPOSITION - 1ST CARBONATE, GALENA, AND SPHALERITE; 2ND QUARTZ AND ARSENOPYRITE
Deposit EXPLORATION ORGANIZED BY ZAVOS ZA GEOLOSKA I GEOFIZICKA ISPITIVANJA HAS INDICATED GOOD DEPOSITS OF NICKEL IN KRALJEVO AREA, CENTRAL SERBIA, DISTRICTS OF TRSTENIK, URNJACKA, BANJA KRALJEVO, CACAK, AND GORNJI MILANOVAC.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1872 - PLACER 1888 - LODE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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