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Realmonte

Producer in Sicilia, Italy with commodity Potassium
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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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182574
MAS/MILS ID 4750330010
Record type Site
Current site name Realmonte

Comments on the site names

  • ALSO KNOWN AS "EMSAMS".

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 13.46848, 37.29904 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sicilia(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Sicilia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Unknown
Carnallite Unknown
Kainite Unknown
Polyhalite Unknown
Sylvite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 13.46848, 37.29904
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12.4M
    Depth to top 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 200
    Date of Last Modification 850103
  • Area 634HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 634
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SIMILARITY OF STRATA THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND PROVIDES REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE WHOLE EVAPORATIVE SEQUENCE FORMED IN A CONTINUOUS SEDIMENTATION BASIN AND THAT IT WAS LATER FRAGMENTED BY TECTONIC EVENTS. THE MINERALIZATION AT REALMONTE IS GENERALLY VERY REGULAR AND SUB-HORIZONTAL. HOWEVER, MINERAL ZONES ARE STEEPER WITH- IN THE CONCESSIONS PRESENTLY HELD OR BEING MINED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1976
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Caltanissetta

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Societa Per L'Industria Del Salgemma Spa (Emsams)
    Interest 100
    Home office Italy
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Description Mine Output/ Raw Kainite Ore Production 51000 Mt Kainite Ore Treated/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 51000mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Mine Output/ Raw Kainite Ore Production 118000 Mt Kainite Ore Treated/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 118000mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Mine Output/ Raw Kainite Ore Production 118000 Mt Kainite Ore Treated/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 118000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Mine Output/ Raw Kainite Ore Production 153000 Mt Kainite Ore Treated/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 153000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Mine Output/ Raw Kainite Ore Production 239000 Mt Kainite Ore Treated/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 239000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Mine Output/ Raw Kainite Ore Production 254000 Mt Kainite Ore Treated/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 254000mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE PRODUCT IS K2SO4, HOWEVER THE COMMODITY AND GRADE DATA IS IN TERMS OF K2O.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Indicated 172840000mt ore
    Demonstrated 172840000mt ore
    Total resources 172840000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Potassium K2o 13 wt-pct Potassium Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ESTIMATED INSITU ORE RESOURCE USED IN THE 1984 ECONOMIC PROPERTY EVALUATION. BASED ON DATA FROM THE DEPOSIT REPORT SUPPLIED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
  • REFERENCE FOR THESE PUBLISHED RESOURCES COULD NOT BE FOUND IN THE PROPERTY BACK-UP FILE. FROM OLD REMARKS RECORD; APPROXIMATELY 65M MT OF ORE MUST BE LEFT UNMINED FOR SAFETY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 60
    Hardness of Rock SOFT SEMIPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics SEMIPLASTIC OR PLASTIC
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING WHEN DRY
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 4958
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 240
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE "CAMPOFRANCO POLE" ENCOMPASSES ALL SICILIAN POTASH MINING OPERATIONS WHICH DEPEND ON THE CAMPOFRANCO PLANT FOR CONVERSION OF THEIR ORE TO K2SO4. THESE ARE RECALMUTO, REALMONTE AND, IN THE FUTURE, MILENA. THE ORE PRODUCED AT THE ABOVE MINES IS FIRST SENT TO SAN CATALDO WHERE IT IS MIXED AND UPGRADED. THE UPGRADED ORE THEN GOES TO CAMPOFRANCO FOR FINAL PROCESSING. HOWEVER, DUE TO DEPLETED RESERVES AT RACALMUTO AND THE FACT THAT THE CAMPOFRANCO PLANT CAN ONLY PROCESS ORE FROM TWO OPERATIONS, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT RACALMUTO BE CLOSED DOWN AND MILENA STARTED UP. FOR THIS REASON THE CONCENTRATOR SET FOR RACALMUTO WILL APPEAR TO BE DIFFERENT FROM REALMONTE AND MILENA. THE DIFFERENCE IS AS FOLLOWS: THE RACALMUTO K-SET REFLECTS THE PROCESS PRIOR TO OPENING MILENA, AND THE REALMONTE AND MILENA K-SETS DEPICT THE FLOW AFTER THE OPENING OF THE NEW CAMPOFRANCO PLANT. CALCULATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: INPUT IS 1058.MT/DAY FROM REALMONTE @ 13% K2O. 3917 MT/DAY FROM MILENA @ 11.5% K2O. OR 4975 MT/DAY @ 11.82% K2O. 21.3% OF THE FEED COMES FROM REALMONTE AND 78.7% COMES FROM MILENA. PRODUCT OUT- PUT FOR REALMONTES "PORTION" IS 257 MT CONC./DAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RIORGANIZZAZIONE DEL BACINO ESTRATIVO DI SALI POTASSICI

  • Deposit

    DELLA SICILIA; ASSOCIAZIONE MINERARIA SUBALPINA, TORINO,

  • Deposit

    ITALY; JUNE 1979; DIRETTORE RESPONSABILE: LELIO STRAGIOTTI.

  • Deposit

    SALVATORE ADAMO AND LAMBERTO RAMBERTI; L'INDUSTRIA

  • Deposit

    ESTRATTIVA DEL POTASSIO IN ITALIA ; 1977.

  • Deposit

    NOTIZZE DI CARATTERE STORICO INDUSTRIALE SULLA ATTIVITA

  • Deposit

    DEL SALI POTASSICI IN SICILIA; I.S.P.E.A., SERVIZIO GEOLOG-

  • Deposit

    ICO; OCT. 1977.

  • Deposit

    LAMBERTO RAMBERTI; I GIACIMENTI SALINI SICILIANI, CARA-

  • Deposit

    TTERI GENECITI STRATIGRAFICI E PALEOAMBIENTALI; ASSOCIAZIONE

  • Deposit

    MINERARIA SUBALPINA; JUNE 1980.

  • Deposit

    BOLLETTINO REGIONALE MINERARIO, NO.23; PUBLISHED BY

  • Deposit

    REGIONE SICILIANA CORPO REGIONALE DELLE MINERE, PALERMO,

  • Deposit

    SICILY; 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Michael, Mark R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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