Aljustrel Base Metal

Prospect in Beja, Portugal with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134172
MAS/MILS ID 4710100003
Record type Site
Current site name Aljustrel Base Metal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -8.16491, 37.86605 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beja(province)

Portugal(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Portugal Beja

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -8.16491, 37.86605

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pirites Alentejanas Sarl
    Interest 90
    Home office Portugal
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Boliden International
    Interest 10
    Home office Portugal
    Year 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, 7/89, P. 36.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1992 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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