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Rubiales Pb-Zn Mine

Producer in Spain with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089360
MRDS ID W018958
Record type Site
Current site name Rubiales Pb-Zn Mine
Alternate or previous names Emi Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.99807, 42.56587 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Relative position NW. SPAIN, A FEW KM SOUTH OF EL CEBRERO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Intense Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.99807, 42.56587
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ore Is On East Limb Of An Anticline Plunging 15 Deg

Ore body information

  • Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 3.5M
    Length 1000M
    Width 30M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Drag Folds Associated With An Anticline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1966
Discoverer Examinesa
Year of first production 1978
Production years 1978-

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Expl. Min. Intl. Espana

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Material CON-PB
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^70 % Pb Planned
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 70wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Material CON-ZN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^59 % Zn Planned
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 59wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8.1 % Zn, 1.5 % Pb, (Planned Output)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 8wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Material CON-PB
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^70 % Zn Planned
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 70wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Material CON-ZN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^59 % Zn Planned
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 59wt-pct
  • Year 1986
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8.5% Zn, 1.5% Pb, 15 G/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 15g/mt
  • Year 1987
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8.5% Zn, 1.5% Pb, 15 G/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 15g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct
  • Year 1988
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8.5% Zn, 1.5% Pb, 15 G/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 9wt-pct
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 15g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • CAPACITY - 124,000 MTPY CONC. 59% ZN, 17,000 MTPY CONC. 70% PB. MINE CAME ONSTREAM MARCH 1977 1987 PRODUCTION WAS AFFECTED BY A STRIKE IN JAN./FEB.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 12000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 8.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Lead Pb 1.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 593M
    Overall length 1097.28M

Comments on the workings information

  • STOPE WIDTHS AVERAGE 30 M. AND UP TO 70 M. HIGH; MINING USING VERTICLE CRATER RETREAT AND LATER OPEN STOPING

Comments on development

  • DRILLING FOR ADDITIONAL RESERVES (1988-89) BOTH NORTH AND SOUTHWEST OF THE MINE ; TOTAL$: 50 ; MILL.CAP: 912 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1977 ; ECON.COM: MANPOWER: 411 (1986), 381 (1987), 386 (1988)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1972, MAPA PREVISOR DE MINERALIZACIONES DE PLOMBO - ZINC: IN MAPA METALOGENITICO DE ESPANA E. 1: 1,500.000; FIG. 2.1 - 3

  • Deposit

    WHITE, LANE, 1977, RUBIALES: A NEW MINE ADDS TO GROWING SPANISH OUTPUT; ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 4-77 P 77 - 9

  • Deposit

    DE LA CUADRA, LUIS AND PRADO, J., 1976, IMPORTANT SPANISH MINING PROJECTS; WORLD MINING CONGRESS, 9TH, 1-10 P. 10

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZING, 1989, RUBIALES REVISITED: V. 160, NO. 3, P 180-189.

  • Production

    ENGIN./MINING JOUR. 4-77 P. 77 - 9; MINING MAGAZINE, MARCH 1989, P. 180 & 188.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL 4 - 77 P. 77

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE AVERAGES 10 - 25 M. THICK ON UPPER LEVELS, UP TO 30 M. ON LOWER LEVELS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1989 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1989 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

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