Balangero San Vittore

Producer in Piemonte, Italy with commodity Asbestos
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256602
MAS/MILS ID 4750270002
Record type Site
Current site name Balangero San Vittore
Alternate or previous names Balangero

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 7.66203, 45.05889 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Piemonte(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Piemonte

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 7.66203, 45.05889

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Sizing

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Amiantifera Di Balangero S. P. A.
    Year 1977

Comments on the production information

  • 150,000 TPY THE CHRYSOTILE MINE AND MILL ARE LOCATED AT SAN VITTORE, NORTH-WEST OF TURIN IN PIEMONTE PROVINCE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES IN RECOVERABLE MT BALANGERO FILED BANKRUPCY IN 1990, BUT OTHER COMPANIES ARE INTERESTED TO OBTAIN THE CONCESSION AND RESTART THE OPERATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, ASBESTOS- PRODUCTION LOSSES PROLONG THE

  • Deposit

    SHORTAGE, V. 93, JUNE 1975, P. 39.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE WESTERN WORLD,

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 1979, P. 57.

  • Deposit

    ARGALL, JR., GEORGE O., WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-1977,

  • Deposit

    MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, INC., V. 31, 1976, P. 102.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-APR-1992 Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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