Lubin

Plant in Poland with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Nickel, Rhenium, Selenium, Silver
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304359
MAS/MILS ID 4550370010
Record type Site
Current site name Lubin
Alternate or previous names Zaklady Gornicze Lubin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: 16.16894, 51.43194 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Unable to verify precision, accuracy, or point of reference.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Poland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Poland

Comments on the location information

  • Location was at 51.4333 N, 16.1667 E. Moved to 51.41797065N, 16.16553072E. Was plotting in a Cu low 5 km NW of Lubin. Moved to Cu high 3.5 km NW of Lubin. Unable to confirm if previous location was actually the main entrance to the mine as claimed. New location is Cu-high.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Nickel Critical Secondary
Rhenium Secondary
Selenium Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 202
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu, reduced-facies
Mark3 model number 96

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) w

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30W
    Dip 04E
    Thickness 3.6M
    Length 11000M
    Width 10000M
    Depth to top 650M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 DOLOMITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N30W:04E
    Minimum Depth to Top 600
    Date of Last Modification 930412

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1957
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1963
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Lubin-Glogow

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kghm Polska Miedz, S. A. (Kghm)
    Interest 100
    Home office Poland
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 5871770mt
    Description Rom Ore 5871770 Metric Tons
  • Year 1982
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 6886030mt
    Description Rom Ore 6886030 Metric Tons
  • Year 1983
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 7110780mt
    Description Rom Ore 7110780 Metric Tons
  • Year 1984
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 7138960mt
    Description Rom Ore 7138960 Metric Tons
  • Year 1985
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 7345510mt
    Description Rom Ore 7345510 Metric Tons
  • Year 1986
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 7451944mt
    Description Rom Ore 7451944 Metric Tons
  • Year 1987
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 7476798mt
    Description Rom Ore 7476798 Metric Tons
  • Year 1988
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 7468500mt
    Description Rom Ore 7468500 Metric Tons
  • Year 1989
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 6730500mt
    Description Rom Ore 6730500 Metric Tons
  • Year 1990
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 6201000mt
    Description Rom Ore 6201000 Metric Tons

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 600M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 89.7
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING MAY SLOUGH
    Mine Support Chars. CAN'T SUPPORT FILL OR CAVE
    Number of Shafts 6
    Capacity 25000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 11.977
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 248
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Daley, Michael R. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 14-MAY-2008 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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