Stratonio

Producer in Greece with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Sulfur, 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  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 10255973
MAS/MILS ID 4840100001
Record type Site
Current site name Stratonio
Alternate or previous names Kassandra Mines, Mavres Petres Mine, Stratoni Concentrator, Madem Lakkos Mine

Comments on the site names

  • KASSANDRA MINES REFERS TO THE DEPOSITS OF CHEVALLIER, MAVRES PETRES, PIAVITSA, MADEM LAKKOS, BATHYLAKOS, AND KOULO- CHERA.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 23.82737, 40.51295 (WGS84)
Elevation 460

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greece(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 23.82737, 40.51295

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 33E
    Thickness 12M
    Length 250M
    Width 1500M
    Area 500HA
    Depth to top 150M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Strike And Dip N45E:33E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 500
    Date of Last Modification 830812

Comments on the geologic information

  • GANGUE MINERALS INCLUDE CALCITE, QUARTZ, RHODOCHROSITE, FELD SPAR, KAOLINITE, CHLORITE, SIDERITE, ANKERITE, AND GRAPHITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1893
Mining method Caving Methods - Sublevel Caving
Year of first production 1901
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Macedonia

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hellenic Chemical Products And Fertilzers Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Greece
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Mining Activity 526918 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1981
    Description 530071 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1982
    Description 484743 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1983
    Description 464191 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1984
    Description 505746 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1985
    Description 489015 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1986
    Description 550000 Mt Ore/Yr

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES MAVRES PETRES/MADEM LAKKOS MINES
  • DATA FROM PAH REPORT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL CAVING 10-75
    Percent Waste Rock 30
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. STEEL W/LAGGING CONCRETE REINFOR
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 150
    Slope of Inclines 35
    Number of Inclines 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 6000
    Number of Adits 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-77

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, DEVELOPMENTS IN GREECE, DEC., 1980, PP.

  • Deposit

    528-537.

  • Deposit

    NICOLAOU, M. AND D. KOKONIS, GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF

  • Deposit

    OLYMPIAS MIHNE, EASTERN CHALKIDIKI, MACEDONIA, GREECE,

  • Deposit

    COMPLEX SULFIDE ORES CONFERENCE, ROME, ITALY, ISTITU-

  • Deposit

    TION OF MINING AND METALLURGY, PP. 260-270.

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN, AND HOLT REPORT, 1987

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOMETRY MEASUREMENTS REFER TO OLYMPIAS DEPOSIT. MAVRES PETRES DEPOSIT HAS 2 KNOWN OREBODIES-BOTH EXTEND DOWN DIP OVER LENGTHS OF 120 AND 150 M WITH AVG. WIDTH OF 8 M AND AN IRREGULAR SHAPE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-1997 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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