Bensberg Mines

Unknown in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255094
MAS/MILS ID 4280250003
Record type Site
Current site name Bensberg Mines
Alternate or previous names Bensbergluderich

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 7.18226, 50.57882 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nordrhein-Westfalen(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 7.18226, 50.57882

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe De Mines De Fonderire De Zinc De La Vielle-Mont.
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Altenbergs Fur Bergbau Und Zinkhutten, A. G.
    Year 1978

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Measured 2700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2700000mt ore
    Total resources 2700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2 wt-pct Lead Trace 1974
    Zinc Zn 7 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL CAVING 10-75
    Number of Shafts 2
    Capacity 870
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 12.43
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, C. W. GERMANY'S CAPACITY TO PRODUCE AND TO CONSUME

  • Deposit

    METALS, FUELS AND MINERALS, SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT #4 TO

  • Deposit

    MINERAL TRADE NOTES, U.S. BUR. OF MINES, NOV 20, 1936, MAP

  • Deposit

    1976/77 WORLD MINES REGISTER, MILLER FREEMAN PUB., SAN FRAN.

  • Deposit

    CALIF, 1976

  • Deposit

    1975 E/MJ INTL DIRECTORY OF MINING & MINERAL PROCESSING UNIT

  • Deposit

    MCGRAW-HILL, NEW YORK 1975

  • Deposit

    1975 E/MJ INTL.DIR.OF MINING&MINERAL PROCESSING UNITS.MCGRAW

  • Deposit

    NEW YORK.1975.

  • Deposit

    1973 PRIVATE REPORT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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