Elaion Mine

Producer in Greece with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182563
MAS/MILS ID 4840300003
Record type Site
Current site name Elaion Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 22.41843, 38.54885 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anatase Unknown
Boehmite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 22.41843, 38.54885

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70W
    Dip 40N
    Thickness 6.5M
    Depth to top 6M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N70W:40N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Bauxite Delfon

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 315
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Year of Information 1977
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL CAVING 10-75
    Capacity 443
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAKSIMOVIC,Z & J.PAPASTAMATIOU,DISTRIBUTION D'OLIGOELEMENTS

  • Deposit

    MAKSIMOVAC,Z. AND J. PAPASTAMATIOU.1973.DISTRIBUTION OF OLIG

  • Deposit

    CONGRESS,1973.PP.41-43

  • Deposit

    PROCEEDINGS,3RD INT.CONGRESS OF ICSOBA,1973.PP.41-43

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON,S.G.,1964,U.S.G.S.BULLETIN 1228,WORLD BAUXITE RESE

  • Deposit

    GREECE,P.375.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.