Halimba Mine

Producer in Veszprem, Hungary with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279426
MAS/MILS ID 4370900001
Record type Site
Current site name Halimba Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 17.53534, 47.06538 (WGS84)
Elevation 250

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Veszprem(province)

Hungary(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Hungary Veszprem

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boehmite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 17.53534, 47.06538

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 10N
    Field Value
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip :10N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1950

Mining district

District name Bakony

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Government Of Hungary
    Interest 100
    Home office Hungary
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNGARIAN BAUXITE MINING IN THE BAKONY REGION, MINING MAGAZI

  • Deposit

    1975 P 350-359

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK 1/15/73 ITEM (A0834)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1975-MINING IS BELOW THE WATER TABLE AT 40-50M. DEPOSIT CONS HUNDREDS OF LENSES EACH CONTAINING 10,000 TO 1 MILLION TONS A PRODUCTION RATE OF 450,000 TON/YEAR (1,800 TON/DAY) HAS BE EVED AT THE HALIMBA III MINE AND PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO INCRE S TO 600,000 TONS. BAUXITE FROM THE MINE GOES TO THE AJKA P 12 TON TRUCKS WITH 6 TON TRAILERSTHEN THE ALUMINA IS SENT BY ITHER TO SMELTERS IN HUNGARY OR EXPORTED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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