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Albigeois District Fluorspar Mines

Producer in France with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Quartz, Copper
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069462
MRDS ID W007000
Record type Site
Current site name Albigeois District Fluorspar Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 2.15199, 43.93234 (WGS84)
Relative position MONTROC MINE IS 30 KM. EAST OF ALBI, TARN. PADIES MINE IS ABOUT 20 KM NORTH OF ALBAN. TREBAS IS 12 KM. NORTH OF ALBAN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Comments on the location information

  • MINES INCLUDE MONTROC, PADIES AND TREBAS. LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR ALBI, TARN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Quartz Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Barite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MONTROC MINE: CAF2 - 55 TO 60%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) 2.15199, 43.93234
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Central Massif (Granite)
Type of structure Local
Structure description Carmaux And Brassac Coal Basins; Strong Quartz Veins

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fluorite Is Associated With A Strong E - W Striking Quartz Vein About 10 Km Long.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Massif Central Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Soc. Generale De Reserches Et D'Exploitations Minieres (Sogerem)
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compagnie Financiere Et Miniere (Cofimines), (Tregas Mine)

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Material F
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^97. % Caf2 (Acid Grade - Flotation Plant Cap.)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 97wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 1000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 55 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1972

Comments on the workings information

  • MONTROC ORE BODY: LENGTH - 1 KM., AVERAGE WIDTH - 8 M. PADIES ORE BODY: STRIKE - NW, DIP - SUBVERTICAL, LENGTH - 200 M., AVERAGE WIDTH - 1.7 M.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MOST OF THE DISTRICT'S ORE IS MILLED AT MONTROC (CAP. 40,000 TONS).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR: METAL SERVICE, 40 P.

  • Deposit

    CHERMETTE, A., 1970, L'INDUSTRIE MINIERE DU SPATH-FLUOR EN FRANCE: MINES ET METALLURGIE, MARCH 1969 - MAY 1970, P. 13 - 15.

  • Production

    CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR, P. 22

  • Reserve-Resource

    CHERMETTE, A., 1973, SPATH-FLUOR, P. 30

Reporter information

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

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