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Salsigne

Producer in France with commodities Arsenic, Bismuth, Copper, Gold, Silver, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231156
MAS/MILS ID 4270090001
Record type Site
Current site name Salsigne

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 2.35197, 43.21573 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 2.35197, 43.21573
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Coframines
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mines Et Produits Chimiques De Salsigne (Mpcs)
    Home office France
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Gold Production (Estimated) 110000 Oz Of Gold, Annually.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Gold Gold 342138.29g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 375000mt ore
    Demonstrated 375000mt ore
    Total resources 375000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.6 g/mt Gold Trace 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 2170000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2170000mt ore
    Total resources 2170000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 13.1 g/mt Gold Trace 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES 6,980,000 MT OF DUMP/TAILS MATERIAL AT 1.78 G AU/MT AND 4,900,000 MT OF PRIMARY ORE AT 9.3 G AU/MT.
  • LOCATED 15 KM N OF CITY OF CARCASSONE, JUST SOUTH OF MONTAGNE NOIRE. COORDINATES ARE OF CARCASSONE. OPEN PIT/UG OPERATION. MILL CAPACITY (FLOAT THEN SMELT TO MATTE) IS 280,000 MTPY ORE. ONLY MILLED 199,000 MT ORE IN 1985 (FOR 46,070 OZ AU IN MATTE). WOULD PRODUCE ABOUT 60-65,000 OZ/YR AT FULL MILL CAPACITY. A 1,000,000 MTPY DUMP RECLAIMS PROJECT WOULD ADD ABOUT 43,000 OZ AU/YR TO OVERALL OUTPUT. PROBABLY SHOULD ANALYZE FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    GOLD GAZETTE, P. 38 (APRIL 5, 1993).

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-77 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR

  • Deposit

    NING 1975

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CRUDE ORE MINED AND CAPACITY-AU ORE 700TPD, METALS & CONC PR AND CAPACITY: CU 1 TPD, AG 200 OZ/DAY, AG 400 OZ/DAY. MINE EP BY VERTICAL SHAFT SYSTEM OF MINING-MECHANIZED CUT AND FIL OF ORE CONC-FLOTATION 100 TPD, OPEN 1924, EMPLOYS 180

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1994 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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