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Rammelsberg Zn - Pb - Cu Mine

Producer in Germany with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Barium-Barite, Silver, Bismuth
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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 10073069
MRDS ID W018879
Record type Site
Current site name Rammelsberg Zn - Pb - Cu Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 10.41898, 51.89875 (WGS84)
Relative position AT GOSLAR, NORTHERN FLANKS OF THE HARZ MTNS.

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
Copper Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Bismuth Gangue
Bismuthinite Gangue
Boulangerite Gangue
Bournonite Gangue
Cubanite Gangue
Gold Gangue
Jamesonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Tetrahedrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Wissenbach Mudstones, S.S. Etc
    Rock description Wissenbach Mudstones, S.S. Etc
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 10.41898, 51.89875
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ore Lies In Overturned Northwest Limb Of A Major Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form CONCORDANT SERIES OF LENSES
    Strike NE
    Dip 45 DEG

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Syngenetic Bedding Control

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 968

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Preussag Ag

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Material CON PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^37.0 % Pb, 17 % Zn, 1.8 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Copper Copper 2wt-pct
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 17wt-pct
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 37wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material ORE-PB-ZN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^14.5 % Zn, 9. % Pb, .95 % Cu, 100 G/Mt Ag, .5 G/Mt Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 100g/mt
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 9wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 15wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material CON ZN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^43.0 % Zn, 5 % Pb, 1 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 5wt-pct
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 43wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Material ORE-PB-ZN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^20. % Zn, Pb, Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 20wt-pct

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 438 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 1200 MTPD MILL CAP

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. 31 - 33

  • Production

    E/MJ INTL DIRECTORY, 1976 P. 235. RAUSCH, D. O., MARIACHER, B. C., 1970, AIME SYMP PB - ZN V. 1 P 948-9

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY, 1976, P. 235

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALTES LAGER IS 600 M LONG, 15 M THICK, EXTENDING FROM SURFACE TO 350 M. DEPTH. NEVES LAGER IS 500 M LONG, 15 M THICK AND EXTENDS FROM 30 - 90 M BELOW THE SURFACE TO 500 M DEPTH

Reporter information

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

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