Zubiri

Producer in Navarra, Spain with commodity Magnesite
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 10279419
MAS/MILS ID 4690610002
Record type Site
Current site name Zubiri

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -1.49804, 42.99911 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Navarra(province)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Spain Navarra

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -1.49804, 42.99911

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Magnesita Navarras S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Spain
    Year 1992

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1984 MAGNA PRODUCED 50,000 MT CAUSTIC CALCINED AND 60,000 MT DEAD BURNED MAGNESITE; 45% AND 55% OF TOTAL PRODUCT RESPECTIVELY.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1992 PRODUCTION REPORTED TO BE 60,000 TPY CC AND 70,000 TPY DB MAGNESIA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, OCT. 1985, P. 37.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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