Mine detail: Sotiel Deposit

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Location: Spain, Europe
Lat / long: 37.591, -6.85654
dep_id: 10073122
mrds_id: W018959
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zinc, Copper, Lead
Minor mineral: Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite
Trace mineral: Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
model: 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Reporter: Schruben, Paul G., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Shale,Rhyolite
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1886
References:
  • Deposit:: DE LA CUADRA, LUIS AND PRADO, J., 1976, IMPORTANT SPANISH MINING PROJECTS; 9TH WORLD MINING CONG. 1-10 P. 9
  • 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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