| Deposit ID | 10110551 |
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| MRDS ID | W018810 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ravlidmyran Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes Sture Orebody |
| Geographic coordinates: | 18.46995, 65.06535 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sweden(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Sweden |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE ORE IS 0.9 G/T AU, 55 G/T AG, 1.2% CU, 3.7% ZN, 0.5% PB, AND 20% |
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| Model code | 184 |
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| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
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| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Felsic Metamorphic Rock > Keratophyre | ||
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| Host or associated | Host |
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| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
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| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | 18.46995, 65.06535 |
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| Plunge | 25-30 |
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| Plunge direction | W |
| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1921 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Boliden Ab |
| Year | 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1960-1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.6 G/T Au, 54 G/T Ag, 1.01% Cu, 3.45% Zn, 17.2% S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^1.27% Cu, 2.05% Zn, 0.38% Pb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3878000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018810 |
E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, 1976
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON VOLCANIC-HOSTED COPPER-ZINC-LEAD MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.
GRIP, E., 1978, SWEDEN, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 93-108.
VOKES, F.M., 1978, INTRODUCTION, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 1-38.
GRIP, 1978; VOKES, 1978
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
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| Deposit | DEPOSIT HAS 2 PARALLEL ORE ZONES 200 M APART. SOUTHERN ZONE HAS 4 BODIES 40-160 M LONG AND UP TO 4 M WIDE OVER AN AREA OF 2045 SQ M. THE STURE OREBODY (OR NORTHERN OREBODY) ZONE IS 350 M LONG OVER AN AREA OF 7000 SQ M. CU-RICH ORE IS LARGELY IN THE FOOTWALL, ZN-RICH ORE IS LARGELY IN THE HANGING WALL AND IS BANDED. |
| Deposit | 1975 PROD. ABOUT 120,000 MT. 5% ZN, 0.7% CU. BOLIDEN A/B |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1988 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.