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Minersa

Plant in Spain with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304615
MAS/MILS ID 4690910005
Record type Site
Current site name Minersa

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -5.11474, 43.44915 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Comments on the location information

  • OTON = 28 KM WEST OF BILBAO. AVILES (PORT) = N432000 W0053300 BILBAO = N430900 W0023400 GIJON = N432000 W0052400

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -5.11474, 43.44915
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W
    Dip 05E
    Thickness 9M
    Length 3000M
    Width 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Strike And Dip N10W:05E
    Date of Last Modification 920428
  • Strike N10W
    Dip 05E
    Thickness 6M
    Length 3500M
    Width 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip N10W:05E
    Date of Last Modification 920428

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1942
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minerales Y Productos Derivados, S. A.(Minersa)
    Home office Spain
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lipperheida Family
    Interest 85
    Home office Spain
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Business Associates
    Interest 15
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description Total Acid Grade 1988 121640 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 121640mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Total Acid Grade 1989 137040 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 137040mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Total Acid Grade 1990 119900 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 119900mt

Comments on the production information

  • REDUCED OUTPUT FOR 1990 REFLECTS MINUS 2 MONTHS OPERATION.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C3 = M1C1 + M1C2 = Q1 + Q2 Q3 = TOTAL RESERVES = EMELIO + MOSCONA MINES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Length of Inclines (m) 850
    Slope of Inclines 6.7
    Number of Inclines 1
    Capacity 714
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 362
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1991
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 3500
    Number of Adits 3
    Capacity 476
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 362
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1991

Comments on other economic factors

  • 3 MINES = EMELIO-JAIMINA, MOSCONA, AND CUCONA. CUCONA SHUTDOWN EXPECTED 1991-1992. MOSCONA MINE FOLLOWS REPLACEMENT MANTOS WHICH ARE OFFSET TWICE BY NORMAL FAULTS WITH SAME STRIKE AS BEDDING (N10W).
  • ANA MILL CAPACITY IS 150 KMT/YR ACID GRADE OUTPUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1976-77 WORLD MINES REGISTER, P. 157.

  • Deposit

    CONFIDENTIAL REPORT (COMMENTS: B,001-005).

  • Deposit

    THE TIMES ATLAS OF THE WORLD. 1983.

  • Deposit

    TIMES BOOKS, LTD. LONDON.

Comments on the references

  • FULTON, ROBERT B. MINE/MILL/DEPOSIT REPORT. "MINERSA" SEPT., 1991.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-APR-1992 Cornellisson, Joseph L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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