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Grund Zn - Pb Mine

Producer in Germany with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Cadmium, Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073066
MRDS ID W018876
Record type Site
Current site name Grund Zn - Pb Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 10.26897, 51.79875 (WGS84)
Relative position AT BAD GRUND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Germany

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Cadmium Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Boulangerite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Silbernaaler Gangzug And Bergwerksglucker Gang Faults

Ore body information

  • General form BRECCIA CAVES, LAYERED ORE, VEINLETS
    Strike E TO SE
    Dip STEEPLY S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Silbernaaler Gangzug, Bergwerks - Glucker Gang Fault Systems (Mainly Strike Slip)

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: GREYWACKE, ARGILLACEOUS SLATE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1400

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Preussag Ag

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^4.7 % Zn, 4.6 % Pb, 94 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 94g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 5wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 5wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^9. % Pb-Zn (Combined)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 9wt-pct

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 4.74 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 2200 MTPD HEAVY MEDIA MILL, 1300 MTPD FLOTATION MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPERLING, HERBERT, 1973, DIE ERZGANGE DES ERZBERGWERKS GRUND; GEOLOGISCHES JAHRBUCH, REIHE D HEFT 2; 205 P

  • Production

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY, 1976, P. 235. RAUSCH, D. O., MARIACHER, B. C., 1970, AIME SYMP. PB - ZN, V. 1, P 948

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1976, P. 235

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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