| Deposit ID | 10158119 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4870230015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | 9th September |
| Alternate or previous names | Gorubso Division Ii, Bircieva, Madan |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 24.93508, 41.482 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Plovdiv(province)
Bulgaria(country)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Plovdiv |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 24.93508, 41.482 |
|---|
| Strike | N45W | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 80W | ||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1964 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gorubso |
| Home office | Bulgaria |
| Year | 1990 |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Throughput/Year (Est) 950000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Throughput/Year (Est) 950000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Throughput/Year 1028000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Throughput/Year 980000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Throughput/Year 993000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Throughput/Year 922000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Description | Ore Throughput/Year (Est) 840000 Mt Ore |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 400M | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4870230015 |
COMMODITY RESEARCH UNIT, LTD. THE BASE METAL INDUSTRIES OF
EASTERN EUROPE, VOL I, LONDON, 1990.
EASTERN EUROPE, VOL II, LONDON, 1990.
DOKOV, R., ET AL, GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE - BULGARIAN ACADEMY
OF SCIENCES. METALLOGENIC MAP OF BULGARIA, SOFIA, 1989.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE GORUBSO DIVISION I REPRESENTS THE OPERATIONS OF FIVE MINES LOCATED AROUND THE TOWN OF MADAN. THESE MINES ARE: SEQ #487-023-0011 BIRCIEVA SEQ #487-023-0012 KRUSHEVDOL SEQ #487-023-0013 ANGEL KANAKIEV SEQ #487-023-0014 VARBA SEQ #487-023-0015 9TH SEPTEMBER ALL ORE FROM THE GORUBSO DIVISION I MINES IS SENT TO EITHER THE RUDOZEM MILL OR THE KURDJALI MILL (ONLY ORE FROM THE BIRCIEVA MINE IS SENT TO KURDJALI MILL). THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE FOR MADAN, APPEARS TO BE A GEOMETRIC CENTER OF THE GORUBSO DIVISION I MINES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-MAR-1994 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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