Santa Comba

Producer in Spain with commodities Tin, Tungsten
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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206898
MAS/MILS ID 4690290003
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Comba

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -8.49809, 42.49923 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -8.49809, 42.49923

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 7500M
    Width 2000M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1943
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name La Coruna

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Coparex Minera S. A.
    Interest 100
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Description 200000 Mt Ore/Year

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FORMERLY 4690009002A. RESOURCES AS OF 1/83.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OVERHAND 10-38
    Percent Recovery 85
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 667
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10.1
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SEMINARIO DUROPEO DEL TUNGSTENO, D. OLECARIO MARTINEZ TORRES

  • Deposit

    LISBOA, MARZO 1982.

  • Deposit

    REPORT ON GRUPO MINERO SANTA COMBA, UNDATED, CONFIDENTIAL

  • Deposit

    PLAN NACIONAL DE LA MINERIA, SANTA COMBA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN SYSTEM CONTAINING MINERALIZATION STRIKES N-S, DIPS 75 DEGREES EAST; ORE IS FOUND IN 7 VEINS WITH VARYING THICKNESS OF 3-50 CM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-95 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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