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Zinkgruvan

Producer in Sweden with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231204
MAS/MILS ID 4010330001
Record type Site
Current site name Zinkgruvan
Alternate or previous names Nygruvan Mine, Knallagruvan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 15.10601, 58.81196 (WGS84)
Elevation 60
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 15.10601, 58.81196
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 80HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Total Surface Area (HA) 80
    Date of Last Modification 830714

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK LEPTITE AA SCANDINAVIAN TERM SYNONYMOUS WITH GRANULITE
  • ORE IS CONTAMINATED BY 2-7% IRON

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1600
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings
Year of first production 1857
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vieille-Montagne S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Belgium
    Year 1989

Comments on the production information

  • CADMIUM IS RECOVERED FROM THE ZINC CONC. AT THE SMELTER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA COMBINED W/ OTHER MINES ON BH.
  • DATA FROM PAH REPORT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/TAILINGS 10-60
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Year of Information 1989

Comments on other economic factors

  • ORE IS SHIPPED 2 KM UNDERGROUND TO THE MILL AT THE TOP OF THE HAULAGE SHAFT. SOME MILL CONCENTRATE IS SHIPPED TO THE COMPANY SMELTER IN CALAIS, FRANCE

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ZINKGRUVEN IS COMPOSED OF TWO DEPOSITS; THE KNALLAGRUVEN AND NYGRUVEN DEPOSITS: THE KNALLA VEIN HAS A STRIKE LENGTH OF 1200 METERS AND A WIDTH OF 0.5-20 METERS, DEPTH IS 350 METERS; THE NYGRUVEN VEIN IS 600 M LONG AND 1-20 M WIDE, DEPTH IS 800 M. STRIKE OF ORE IS APPROXIMATELY E-W; DIP IS VARIABLE BUT IS GENERALLY 70-80 DEGREES TOWARD THE FOLD AXIS, I.E. SOUTHWEST IN THE EAST LIMB

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-92 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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