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Rossignol

Producer in France with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134285
MAS/MILS ID 4270460002
Record type Site
Current site name Rossignol

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: 1.33538, 46.41568 (WGS84)
Elevation 220
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) 1.33538, 46.41568
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 100M
    Length 3000M
    Width 30M
    Depth to top 80M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 80
    Date of Last Modification 850801

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1954
Milling method Heavy Media

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sic
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description 1992 Mill Output 15000 Tpa Acidspar
  • Year 1992
    Description 1992 Mill Output 25000 Tpa Metspar

Comments on the production information

  • THE ORE IS TREATED BY FLOAT AND SINK TO PRODUCE TWO SIZED METSPAR GRADES 1/6MM AT 90%CAF2 AND 6/15MM AT 85% CAF2. FINES NOT SEPARATED DURING THE HEAVY MEDIA STAGE ARE COMBINED WITH TAILINGS AND SUBSEQUENTLY TREATED BY FLOTATION.
  • THE CONTRACTOR ESTIMATED PAST PRODUCTION OF 60,000 MT/YR FOR 1968-1980, WITH PRODUCTION OF 40,000 MT/YR IN 1981 DUE TO A SLOW ECONOMY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Indicated 1580200mt ore
    Demonstrated 1580200mt ore
    Inferred 500000mt ore
    Total resources 2080200mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 19 wt-pct Barium Trace 1982
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 65.8 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN THE DAMES & MOORE REPORT RESERVES WERE ESTIMATED BY THE ROSSIGNOL MINE STAFF.
  • MET GRADE FLUORSPAR AND MUD GRADE BARITE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 180M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 5
    Percent Recovery 95
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 2
    Capacity 273
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 24.45
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 220
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    *INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. JULY 1994. NO. 322. P. 32.

  • Production

    *INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. APRIL 1993. NO. 307. P. 47.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA CONTAINED IN THIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT #JO225010 IN 1983. THERE IS NO POST MINE/MILL PROCESSING FOR EITHER PRODUCT. BOTH ARE SOLD F.O.B. MILL SITE WITH THE CUSTOMER PAYING ALL TRANSPORATION COSTS. PRODUCTION ASSUMED TO INCREASE BY 50% IN 1985 AS ECONOMY IMPROVES. PRESSURE EXERTED BY CHINESE IMPORTS HAS CAUSED OUTPUT FROM SIC TO FALL BY 30% FROM 1991-1993. THE OPERATION HAS THE CAPACITY TO PROCESS 50,000 TPA OF CRUDE ORE AND PRODUCE 25,000 TPA OF METSPAR AND 15,000 TPA ACIDSPAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-94 Kilgore, Catherine C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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