Sieroszowice

Plant in Poland with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Nickel, Rhenium, Selenium, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182416
MAS/MILS ID 4550370013
Record type Site
Mineralized Area Lubin-Sieroszowice Copper District
Current site name Sieroszowice
Alternate or previous names Zaklady Gornicze Sieroszowice

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: 15.93555, 51.53194 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Poland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Poland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Nickel Critical Secondary
Rhenium Secondary
Selenium Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 202
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu, reduced-facies
Mark3 model number 96

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) 15.93555, 51.53194

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30W
    Dip 04E
    Thickness 5.3M
    Length 10000M
    Width 5000M
    Depth to top 1050M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 DOLOMITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N30W:04E
    Minimum Depth to Top 900
    Date of Last Modification 930407

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1957
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1974
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Lubin-Glogow

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kghm Polska Miedz, S. A. (Kghm)
    Interest 100
    Home office Poland
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Rom Ore 1300000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1982
    Description Rom Ore 1600000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1983
    Description Rom Ore 1900000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1984
    Description Rom Ore 2000000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1985
    Description Rom Ore 2000000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1986
    Description Rom Ore 2000000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1987
    Description Rom Ore 2500000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1988
    Description Rom Ore 2700000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1989
    Description Rom Ore 2400000 Metric Tons
  • Year 1990
    Description Rom Ore 2500000 Metric Tons

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 900M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING MAY SLOUGH
    Mine Support Chars. CAN'T SUPPORT FILL OR CAVE
    Number of Shafts 10
    Capacity 11500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.757
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 242
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Sieroszowice and Polkowice are connected. They are one large deposit.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Daley, Michael R. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 09-MAY-2008 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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