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Muscadroxiu - Genna Tres Montis Fluorspar Mines

Producer in Sardegna, Italy with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069454
MRDS ID W006990
Record type Site
Current site name Muscadroxiu - Genna Tres Montis Fluorspar Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 9.00188, 39.99902 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR ASSEMINI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sardegna(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Sardegna

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR SARDINIA. THE AQUA FRIDA MINE IS ON AN EXTENSION OF THE SAME FAULT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result CAF2 - 50 TO 80%, BASO4 - ?, PBS - RELATIVELY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS IN SOME PLACES

Nearby scientific data

(1) 9.00188, 39.99902
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Length 3000M
    Width 18M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Control

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1969

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Muscadroxiu; Genna Tres Montis; Mineraria Silius

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 6000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 65 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1973

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM ONE - PROVEN RESERVES

Comments on the workings information

  • AVERAGE VEIN WIDTH IS 5 TO 10 M.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HEAVY MEDIA PLANT AT GENNA TRES MONTIS, ORE IS THEN TRUCKED TO FLOTATION PLANT AT ASSEMINI.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GROGAN, R.M. AND OTHERS, 1974, THE ENVIRONMENTS OF DEPOSITION OF FLUORSPAR, IN A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUB. 22, P. 6

  • Deposit

    1969, 1971, MINERALS YEARBOOK, U.S. BU MINES VOL. III.

  • Production

    GROGAN, R.M. AND OTHERS, 1974, ENVIRONMENTS..., P. 6

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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