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Santiago

Past Producer in Spain with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133985
MAS/MILS ID 4690290001
Record type Site
Current site name Santiago
Alternate or previous names Santiago Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -8.32809, 42.51922 (WGS84)
Elevation 370
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -8.32809, 42.51922
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 25M
    Length 500M
    Width 200M
    Depth to top 10M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 820630
  • Area 100HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1967
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1975
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Santiago

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rio Tinto Minera S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Spain
    Year 1980

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Copper Concentrate 4000 Mt Ore Processed/Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 4000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Measured 18340000mt ore
    Demonstrated 18340000mt ore
    Total resources 18340000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 1.58 g/mt Silver Trace 1980
    Gold Au 0.092 g/mt Gold Trace 1980
    Copper Cu 0.62 wt-pct Copper Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Demonstrated 8800000mt ore
    Total resources 8800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 1.58 g/mt Silver Trace 1986
    Gold Au 0.092 g/mt Gold Trace 1986
    Copper Cu 0.62 wt-pct Copper Major 1986

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 100HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 10
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 5333
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 1.92
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MINE AND CONCENTRATOR ARE LOCATED IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA WITHIN A NATIONAL FOREST. THE AREA BELOW THE MINE IS AGRICULTURAL LAND, AND ALL EFFLUENTS ARE CAREFULLY CONTROLLED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E/MJ JUNE 1977, P 133

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-77, P 157

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, 1976, P. 285.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO PATINO ANNUAL REPORT 1977.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-95 Dab / Golder U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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