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Mathiatis Mine

Plant in Nicosia, Cyprus with commodities Copper, Sulfur
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279420
MAS/MILS ID 4910250003
Record type Site
Current site name Mathiatis Mine
Alternate or previous names Additional Spellings Include;, Mathiathis, Mathias

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 33.33481, 34.94887 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nicosia(province)

Cyprus(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cyprus Nicosia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 33.33481, 34.94887
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15E
    Dip 90
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATABOUND
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N15E:90
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 910507

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MAJORITY OF THE CYPRUS PYRITE/COPPER/ZINC SULFIDE MINERAL DEPOSITS ARE VERTICALLY ZONED: CONSISTING OF THREE ZONES; ZONE A, A MASSIVE SULFIDE ORE; ZONE B, A SILICEOUS SULFIDE ORE; AND ZONE B, A STOCKWORK ORE. ZONE A, IS THE MAIN ECONOMIC ORE, CONTAINING PYRITE, AT AROUND 40% SULFUR. THIS IS HARD COMPACT ORE OVERLAIN BY A POROUS CONGLOMERATIC ORE. THE MAIN MINERAL IS PYRITE WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND SPHALERITE. ZONE B IS THE SILICEOUS-SULFIDE ORE MIX. PYRITE RANGES FROM 30% TO 40% SULFUR, WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF CHALCO- PYRITE AND SPHALERITE. ZONE IS THE STOCKWORK ORE, COMPOSED OF MOSTLY PYRITE AT LESS THAN 20% SULFUR AND CHALCOPYRITE. SEE THE "R" BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERNECE.
  • SEE THE "R" BIBLORGAPHY REFERENCE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1937
Year of first production 1938
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Tamassos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hellenic Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Cyprus
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Description Pyrite Ore Production 71000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 91000mt
  • Year 1974
    Description Ditto 6500 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 6500mt
  • Year 1975
    Description Ditto 7800 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 7800mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Pyrite Ore Prodction 67400 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 67400mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Ditto 45500 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 45500mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Ditto 27400 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 27400mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Pyrite Ore Production 35700 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 35700mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Ditto 24900 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 24900mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Ditto 30700 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 30700mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Pyrite Ore Production 34600 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 34600mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Etd Property Evaluation Ore Production 50000 Mtpy
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated; Yearly Pyrite Ore Production 180000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 180000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated; Daily Pyrite Ore Production 750 Mtpd
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Pyrite Pyrite 750mt

Comments on the production information

  • YIELDS DATA IS FOR THE OVER ALL PYRITE CONCENTRATE FROM THE VASILIKOS PLANT.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Indicated 600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 600000mt ore
    Total resources 600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 33 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1985
    Copper Cu 0.3 wt-pct Copper Trace 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PUBLISHED TONNAGE DATA. NO GRADE DATA FOR THIS TONNAGE. GRADE DATA USED WAS BASED ON EARLIY RESERVE/RESOURCE/ GRADE DATA, (1964), TONNAGE WAS 3.0MMT ORE.
  • THE ESTIMATED INSITU RESERVE/RESOURCE DATA USED IN THE PROPERTY EVALUATIONS OF 1984-86. THE COPPER GRADE IS UNKNOWN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Capacity 192
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 1500
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • THIS OPERATION TRUCKS ITS PYRITE ORE TO THE VASILIKOS TREATMENT PLANT, AT VASILIKOS, CYPRUS, FOR CONCENTRATION TO A HIGHER GEADE OF PYRITE CONCENTRATE.
  • THE ORE FEED GRADE IS A BLENDED FEED GRADE TO THE VASILIKOS TREATMENT PLANT. ACTUAL RUN OF MINE ORE GRADE IS 26.5% S. THE COPPER GRADE IS UNKNOWN. RUN OF MINE ORE HAS A COPPER GRADE OF LESS THAN 0.5%.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRITISH SULPHUR COMP. LTD., "SURVEY OF WORLD SULPHUR

  • Reserve-Resource

    RESOURCES" THIRD EDITION, PP54-56.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY WAS DELETED FROM ADIT 01/06/95. RESERVES/RESOURCES AND CAPACITY ARE SMALL. PROPERTY WAS EVALUATED FOR THE 1986 SULFUR STUDY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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