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Meggen Zn Mine

Producer in Germany with commodities Zinc, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Barium-Barite
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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. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073068
MRDS ID W018878
Record type Site
Current site name Meggen Zn Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.25228, 51.13213 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Germany

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE AVERAGED 10.14% ZN, 1.21% PB IN 1968

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pharciceraskalk (Lagerkalk) Limestone;Stringocephalen Ore Beds;Lenneschieffer Slates And Shales
    Rock description Pharciceraskalk (Lagerkalk) Limestone;Stringocephalen Ore Beds;Lenneschieffer Slates And Shales
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.25228, 51.13213
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hercynian Massif.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ore Bed In The Elspe Syncline. Markhan, Halberbracht And Natheller Faults Cross It At Right Angles

Ore body information

  • General form CONCORDANT, LENTICULAR ELLIPSE
    Thickness 6M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Nearly Perfectly Concordant With The Bedding. Probably Precipitated From The Sea.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sachtleben Bergbau
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sachtleben Berbau

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Material PYR2
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^34.9 % Fe, 40.2 % S, 1.04 % Zn, 0.61 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Sulfur Sulfur 40wt-pct
    Iron Iron 35wt-pct
    Major Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material CON MIXED
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^40.6 % Fe, 31.1 % S, 10.49 % Zn, 1.30 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 10wt-pct
    Sulfur Sulfur 31wt-pct
    Iron Iron 41wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material CON ZN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^53.81 % Zn, 1.43 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 54wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^10.14 % Zn, 1.21 % Pb, (682,078 Mt Milled)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 10wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material PYR1
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^41.2 % Fe, 47.7 % S, 0.93 % Zn, 0.43 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 0wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
    Sulfur Sulfur 48wt-pct
    Iron Iron 41wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material CON PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^35.80 % Pb, 4.91 % Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 5wt-pct
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 36wt-pct

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 985 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1976 ; ECON.COM: 3600 MTPD HEAVY MEDIA MILL, 700 MTPD GRAVITY, 2700 MTPD FLOTATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE, J. M., 1971, FOLD STYLES IN THE OREBODIES OF MEGGEN AND RAMMELSBERG, GERMANY; INST. MIN. AND METALL. V 80 P B 108 - 115

  • Deposit

    RIDGE, J. D., 1963, SUGGESTED VOLCANIC - SYNGENETIC ORIGIN FOR CERTAIN EUROPEAN MASSIVE SULPHIDE DEPOSITS; TRANS. AM. INST. MIN. ENGIN V 226 P. 30, 31

  • Production

    RAUSCH, D. O., MARIACHER, B. C., 1970, AIME SYMP PB - ZN, V. 1 P 948-9.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNFOLDED, THE OREBODY WOULD COVER 11 SQUARE KM.

Reporter information

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

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