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Corta Atalaya/Alfredo Pyrite

Plant in Spain with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Sulfur, Zinc
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158079
MAS/MILS ID 4690410009
Record type Site
Current site name Corta Atalaya/Alfredo Pyrite
Alternate or previous names San Dionisio Orebody, Cerro Colorado - Corta Atalaya

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -6.60101, 37.68573 (WGS84)
Elevation 337
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -6.60101, 37.68573
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 40N
    Thickness 75M
    Length 1100M
    Width 450M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 STRATABOUND
    Shape of Orebody #3 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N45E:40N
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 75
    Date of Last Modification 910410

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1870
Year of first production 1907
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crush
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Iberian Pyrite

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rio Tinto Minera S. A. (Rtm)
    Interest 100
    Home office Spain
    Year 1985
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rtz Corp. (Formaly Rio Tinto Zinc Corp.)
    Interest 49
    Home office United Kingdom
    Year 1985
  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Explosivos Rio Tinto S. A. (Uert)
    Interest 51
    Home office Spain
    Year 1985

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNERSHIP RECORDS 02 AND 03 ARE FOR THE OWNERS OF RIO TINTO MINERA S.A. (RTM).

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Pyrite Concentrate Production 938000 Mtpy
  • Year 1981
    Description Ditto: 916000 Mtpy
  • Year 1982
    Description Ditto: 785000 Mtpy
  • Year 1983
    Description Ditto: 629000 Mtpy
  • Year 1984
    Description Ditto: 617000 Mtpy

Comments on the production information

  • YIELDS DATA IS ESTIMATED FROM THE 1979 DATA BASE ENTRY DATA.
  • THE FINAL PRODUCT FROM BOTH THE UNDERGROUND CRUSHER AND SURFACE CRUSHING PLANT. SEE YEILDS FOR GRADE DATA.
  • PUBLISHED PYRITE CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Indicated 50000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 50000000mt ore
    Total resources 50000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 44 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1985
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Minor 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Measured 24000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 24000000mt ore
    Total resources 24000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 30 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1985
    Copper Cu 1.6 wt-pct Copper Minor 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Indicated 8500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 8500000mt ore
    Total resources 8500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Minor 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED. IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 1986 SULFUR AVAILABILITY STUDY. Q-MATRIX RESERVES ARE BASED ON PUBLISHED DATA. Q-MARTIX 1 COLUMN 1 IS THE ESTIMATED RESERVE TONNAGE OF PYRITE AND COMPLEX ORE FOR THE SAN DIONISIO OREBODY; Q-MARTIX 1 COLUMN 2 IS THE PORPHYRY COPPER ORES OF THE SAN DIONISIO OREBODY; Q-MATRIX 1 COLUMN 3 IS A HIGH GRADE PORPHYRY ORE. DATE OF THESE RESERVES IS UNKNOWN. DATE OF THE SOURCE IS 1985. SEE THE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
  • RIO TINTO IS THE OPERATOR: THIS IN A NEW ADDITION TO SULFUR (PYRITE) PROPERTIES. IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 1985, 86 STUDY PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED.
  • THESE ARE THE PUBLISHED ORE RESERVES OF THE SAN DIONISIO ORE BODY. THEIR ARE THREE TYPES OF ORE. RECORD 1 IS THE THE COMBINED PYRITE AND COMPLEX ORE, MINED FOR ITS SULFUR CONTENT OF THE PYRITE. THE THIRD TYPE OF ORE IS THE PORPHYRY COPPER ORE, RECORD 2. RECORD 3 IS THE HIGH GRADE PORPHYRY COPPER ORE. DATE OF THESE RESERVES IS UNKNOWN. DATE OF THE SOURCE IS 1985.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 135HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .8
    Percent Waste Rock 24.5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 46
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OTHER OPEN STOPE METHODS
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Adits 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings OPEN
    3rd Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on other economic factors

  • TWO DEVELOPMENT SCHEDUALS, ONE FOR THE CORTA ATALAYA OPEN PIT OPERATION AND ONE FOR THE ALFREDO UNDERGROUND OPERATION. THESE OPERATIONS ARE MINING THE SAN DIONISIO ORE BODY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., "WORLD SURVEY OF SULPHUR

  • Reserve-Resource

    RESOURCES", THIRD EDITION, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS DATA ENTRY IS BASED ON THE 1979 CERRO COLORADO/CORTA ATALAYA COPPER DATA BASE LISTING. SINCE CERRO COLORADO COPPER IS COVERED UNDER SEQ#4690410001. SEQ#4690410009 WAS USED FOR CORTA ATALAYA/ALFREDO PYRITES. THE ORIGINAL CERRO COLORADO/CORTA ATALAYA DATA BASE LISTING SEE THE CERRO COLORADO PROPERTY FILE (PEFR); MAS SEQ # 4690410001.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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