| Deposit ID | 10182336 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4120100025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rookhope |
| Geographic coordinates: | -1.56422, 54.78229 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
United Kingdom(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| United Kingdom |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| (1) | -1.56422, 54.78229 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Swiss Aluminum Mining (Uk) Ltd. (Samuk) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4120100025 |
WORLD MINING YEARBOOK, CATALOG, SURVEY, AND DIRECTORY, WORLD
WIDE MINING DEVELOPMENTS, V. 31, JUNE 25, 1978, P. 239-
240.
NIGHTENGALE, WILLIAM G., MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK 1978,
THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED, LONDON, 1978, P. 533-534.
STAFF, 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,
MCGRAW-HILL, NEW YORK, 1978, P. 285.
MINING MAGAZINE, U.K. FLUORSPAR MEETING, FEB. 1978, P. 130-
131.
GREENWOOD, D. A., FLU0RSPAR MINING IN THE NORTHERN PENNINES,
INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, TRANSACTIONS, SECT. B,
NOV. 1977, P. B181-B189.
SMITH, F. W., AND R. PHILLIPS, TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS AND ORE
DEPOSITION IN THE NORTHERN PENNINES OREFIELD, FORTSCHR.
MINER., V. 52, I.M.A. NINTH GENERAL MEETING, 1975, P. 491-
494.
SPOONER, J., MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MINING JOURNAL, LONDON,
JUNE 1978, P. 533.
BLUNDEN, J., THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF BRITAIN. A STUDY IN
EXPLOITATION AND PLANNING, HUTCHISON AND COMPANY, LONDON,
1975.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Robinowewu | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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