San Finx

Producer in Spain with commodities Tin, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133759
MAS/MILS ID 4690290002
Record type Site
Current site name San Finx

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -8.86479, 42.71593 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -8.86479, 42.71593

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50E
    Dip 80S
    Thickness 1M
    Length 3000M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N50E:80S
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1900

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Companias Minas San Finx, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Spain
    Year 1982

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Waste Rock 25
    Capacity 50
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 18
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PLAN DE LABORES PARA EL ANO 1981: MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA

  • Deposit

    Y ENERGIA, ESPANA.

  • Deposit

    POSSIBILIDADES DE EXPLOTACION DE LOS RECURSOS DE ESTANO-

  • Deposit

    WOLFRAMIO-MOLIBDENS EN MINERALIZACIONES FILONIANAS,

  • Deposit

    TIPO SAN FINX; PUBLISHED REPORT, MADRID, DECEMBER 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TIN PRODUCTION IS SOLD TO SPANISH METALLURGICAL PLANTS AND WOLFRAM PRODUCTION IS EXPORTED TO OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, MAINLY WEST GERMANY. SAN FINX MARKETS ITS CONCENTRATES, NORMALLY, AT F.O.B. PRICES. THERE ARE 8 MAJOR VEINS EXTENDED OVER A DISTANCE OF UP TO 3000 METERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.