Mine detail: Aznalcollar Mine

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Location: Spain, Europe
Lat / long: 37.53266, -6.28154
dep_id: 10073118
mrds_id: W018951
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Copper
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
model: 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Reporter: Orris, Greta J., Schruben, Paul G.
hrock_unit: Mang Chert
hrock_type: Diabase,Keratophyre,Chert,Rhyolite
disc_yr: 1969
References:
  • Deposit:: DE LA CUADRA, LUIS AND PRADO, JULIAN, 1976, IMPORTANT SPANISH MINING PROJECTS, 9TH WORLD MINING CONG. 1-10 P. 8
  • Deposit:: MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON VOLCANIC-HOSTED COPPER-ZINC-LEAD MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.
  • Production:: DE LA CUADRA, 1976
  • Reserve-Resource:: DE LA CUADRA, 1976; MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983
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