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St. Julien/Tourves

Producer in France with commodity Aluminum
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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. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206917
MAS/MILS ID 4270850008
Record type Site
Current site name St. Julien/Tourves

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 5.92198, 43.69895 (WGS84)
Elevation 200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rutile Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 5.92198, 43.69895
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.8M
    Length 600M
    Width 400M
    Area 24HA
    Depth to top 100M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Total Surface Area (HA) 24
    Date of Last Modification 830614

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1900

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alusuisse France Sa
    Interest 100

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description 29.68% Al2o3 160000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 160000mt 30wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINING RECOVERY IS 50%.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 50
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    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 9
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 240
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • TRANSPORTATION COSTS MILL TO REFINERY: $5.00/MT. TRANSPORTATION COSTS REFINERY TO SMELTER: $3.87/MT.
  • BAUXITE SHIPPED TO MARKET OR ONE OF THREE REFINERIES: GARDANNE, LA BARASSE, OR SALINDRES. ALUMINA PRODUCT FROM REFINERIES IS SHIPPED TO SMELTER TO PROCESS INTO ALUMINUM, OR SOLD DIRECTLY TO INDUSTRY. CONCENTRATION METHOD: BAYER PROCESS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRUCY, J., ENVIRONMENTAL ET MINES, LE PROBLEME DES BAUX,

  • Deposit

    ANNALES DES MINES, MARCH 1973, P. 9-14.

  • Deposit

    DOMISSY, L. BAUXITE ET ENVIRONMENT, INDUSTRIE MINERALE, VOL.

  • Deposit

    62, NO. 2, FEBRUARY 1980, P. 93-99.

  • Deposit

    GENGE, UTILISATION DU WAGNER ST 5A DANS TROIS MINES DE

  • Deposit

    BAUXITE D'ALUMINUM PECHINEY, INDUSTRIE MINERALE

  • Deposit

    DOCUMENT S.I.M.D., MARCH 1975, P. 129-140.

  • Deposit

    HUARD, M., BAUXITE- L'ACTIVITE D'ALUMINUM PECHINEY EN

  • Deposit

    FRANCE, INDUSTRIE MINERALE, VOL. 61, NO. 5, MAY 1979,

  • Deposit

    P. 271-275.

  • Deposit

    LAJOINE, J.D., AND LAVILLE, P., LES FORMATIONS BAUXITIQUES

  • Deposit

    DE LA PROVENCE ET DU LANGUEDOC, MEMOIRES DU B.R.G.M.,

  • Deposit

    NO. 100, 1979, P. 146.

  • Deposit

    REVUE DE L'ALUMINUM, LES TECHNOLOGIES D'ALUMINUM PECHINEY

  • Deposit

    SONT PARMI LES MEILLEURES DE MONDE, DEC 1979, P. 483.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OREBODY DIP IS 10S.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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