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Mittersill Mine

Producer in Salzburg, Austria with commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum, Bismuth
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106695
MRDS ID DE00306
Record type Site
Current site name Mittersill Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 12.48542, 47.29876 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATION OF TOWN OF MITTERSILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salzburg(province)

Austria(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Austria Salzburg

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTHWEST OF SLAZBURG, THE SCHEELITE DEPOSIT IS SEPARATED BY THE FELBER VALLEY INTO AN EASTERN (OSTFELD) AND A WESTERN (WESTFELD) ORE ZONE (WOLFRAM BERGAU UND HUETTENGESELLSCHAFT MBH, 1981).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Lower Schieferhulle;Lower Schieferhulle
    Rock description Lower Schieferhulle;Lower Schieferhulle
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) 12.48542, 47.29876
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: SCLT + QRTZ + MLBD + PYTT + CLCP + BSMT + PYRT. THE DEPOSIT IS IN REGIONALLY METAMORPHOSED LAVA AND TUFF OF ALKALINE TO INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION. MINEABLE OREBODIES ARE STRATIFORM, LENSE-SHAPED ZONES SEVERAL HUNDRED METRES LONG, 100 TO 150 M WIDE AND UP TO 20 M THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1967
Year of first production 1976
Year of last production 1985

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wolfram Bergbau-Und Huttengesellschaft Mbh

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Period 1975-1984
    Material W
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^100% W
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Tungsten Tungsten 100wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ANNUAL ITEM 2: 200,000 MT FROM OSTFELD, 200,000 MT FROM WESTFELD. ANNUAL ITEMS 6-9: AVERAGE ANNUAL CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION FOR AUSTRIA, 1980-1983. CUM ITEM 1: INCLUDES PREPRODUCTION MATERIAL IN 1975.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 45000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.5 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES INTHE OSTFELD OPEN PIT ARE LOWER GRADE ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINED OUT BY THE MID-1980'S.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAITS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS.: TRANSPORT/ACCESS (OSTFELD AT ELEVATION OF 7.950 FEET); OSTFELD OPEN PIT OPERATIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE MONTHS OF MAY TO NOVEMBER DUE TOSEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN MINE: YES, EXPANSION OF UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS AT WESTFELD TO COMPENSATE FOR LOSS OF PRODUCTION DUE TO CLOSURE OF OSTFELD OPEN PIT. ACTIVE EXPLORATION IN DISTRICT: YES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RABCHEVSKY, G.A., 1983, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF AUSTRIA, IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1983, VOL. III, P. 79-92.

  • Deposit

    WOLFRAM BERGAU AND HUETTENGESELLSCHAFT MBH, 1981, MINING HISTORIES OF THE MITTERSILL/SALZBURG AGEA, PRIMARY TUNGSTEN ASSOCIATION BULLETIN NO. 13, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    VACHE, R., 1979, GISEMENTS DE TUNGSTENE ET DE METAUX ASSOCIES EN EUROPE OCCIDENTALE, CHRONIQUE DE LA RECHERCHE MINIERE, NO. 450, P. 5-12.

  • Deposit

    BUNDESANDVALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, HANNOVER, 1977, UNTERSUCHUNGEN UBET ANGEBOT UND NACHFRAGE MINERALISCHER ROHSTOFFE: IX WOLFRAM, P. 1-23.

  • Deposit

    S. POLEGEG, AUSTRIA, THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW - 1985, P. 496.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS, CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT, TUNGSTEN STATISTICS, VOL. XIX, NO. 1-2, JANUARY-APRIL, 1985, P. 5.

  • Deposit

    ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I. AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 51 P.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, AUSTRIA, INTERNATIONAL MINING, VOL. 3, NO. 8, AUGUST 1986, P. 115.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1977, THE ECONOMICS OF TUNGSTEN: THIRD EDITION, LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, P. 121.

  • Deposit

    GUNTHER, L., 1981, ZUSCHNITTSPLANUNG DES GRUBENBETRIEBES WESTFELD/MITTERSILL, ERZMETALL, VOL. 34, NO. 5, P. 245-250.

  • Deposit

    WOLFF, D., 1984, BERGBAU DER METALLGESELLSCHAFT - WOLFRAMERZGRUBE MITTERSILL, ERZMETALL, VOL. 37, NO. 718, P. 362-363.

  • Production

    ANNUAL ITEMS 1-4: S.POLEGEG, 1985. ANNUAL ITEM 5: STAFF, 1986. ANNUAL ITEMS 6-9: UNITED NATIONS, 1985; AMOUNT IS AN AVERAGE FOR THE YEARS 1980-1983. CUM ITEM 1: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK, PRODUCITON DATA FOR AUSTRIA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINING METHOD: SURFACE (OSTFELD) AND UNDERGROUND (WESTFELD). PRODUCT UPGRADED BEFORE EXPORT: 30% WO3 (APPROX.) CONCENTRATE IS SENT TO COMPANY-OWNED AMMONIUM -PARATUNGSTATE (APT) PLANT AT BERGLA, SOUTH OF GRAZ, FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. PRODUCTS INCLUDE TUNGSTEN METAL AND TUNGSTEN CARBIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1985 Pasitschniak, Anna Geological Survey of Canada

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