ore deposits in europe
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Ore Deposits in Europe
http://www.gl.rhbnc.ac.uk/geode/dbase.html
Lunar et al., 2002, Economic and Environmental Geology, in The Geology of Spain, eds., Gibbons,W., and Moreno, T.: Geol. Soc. London
Metallic deposits -Lunar et al., 2002
Industrial Minerals - Lunar et al., 2002
Madrid
Granada
Malaga
Cadiz
Huelva
Aracena
Almaden
Lunar et al., 2002
Iberian Pyrite Belt - Barrie et al., Mineralium Deposita, 2002
Iberian Pyrite belt, Portugal & Spain• 80 volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits in 70 x 250 km area
• More than 1300 Million tonnes pyrite-rich ore
• Mining for 4000 years
• Rio Tinto deposit– Largest concentration of massive sulfide on Earth - 500 Mt mass sul, plus
2000Mt low grade stockwork Cu (0.15%)
– First mining (Ag, Au) 7-6 century BC - to 3-1 century BC
– Roman period until 5thC BC - important mining center SW Europe
– 17-19thC AD - some irregular mining
– 1873 - English Rio Tinto Company - Cu, pyrite for acid
– 1970 - Cu, plus Ag, Au from gossans
Barrie et al., 2002
Rio Tinto (red river)
Lunar et al., 2002
Lunar et al., 2002
Almaden mercury
Entredicho mercury mine, Almaden
Coal resources - Lunar et al., 2002
Oil and Gas resources - Lunar et al., 2002
Gas Wells, Cadiz basin - Lunar et al., 2002
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