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Hagios Ioannis Larymna

Producer in Evvoia, Greece with commodities Cobalt, Iron, Nickel
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134039
MAS/MILS ID 4840350001
Record type Site
Current site name Hagios Ioannis Larymna
Alternate or previous names Larymna Nickel Operation, Sandt Johannes Laterite Mines, Aghios Ioannis

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 23.25172, 38.49884 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Greece Evvoia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 10 KM S OF CITY OF LARYMNA AND ABOUT 115 KM NW OF ATHENS-IN NE CORNER OF BOEOTIA PREFECTURE. , NO ARSENIC COMPLEX AT LARYMNA (K1=CRUSH/SCREEN/SMELT). PA=FERRONICKEL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Secondary
Iron Tertiary
Nickel Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 23.25172, 38.49884
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Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M
    Depth to top 325M
    Width 325M
    Length 3000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Date of Last Modification 820902
  • Area 800HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 800
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • LATERITE ORE (PISOLITIC) BETWEEN CRETACEOUS LIMESTONE (HANGI WALL) AND TRIASSIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. SOURCE FOR NI-LATERI PERIDOTITE INTRUSIONS INTO TRIASSIC ROCKS. (FOOTWALL)
  • ORE FROM HAGIOS IOANNIS IS NOTED FOR ITS ARSENIC CONTENT WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE TO SOME USERS. HOWEVER, ORE IS BLENDED WITH THE ARSENIC-FREE ORES OF EUOBEA OPERATIONS PRIOR TO SMELTING. MOISTURE CONTENT IN HAGIOS IOANNIS ORE GENERALLY 6 PERCENT.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1953

Mining district

District name Larymna

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Societe Miniere Et Metallurgique De Larymna (Larco) S. A.
    Home office Greece
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hellinec Chemical Products And Fertilizer Co.
    Home office Greece
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Anonyme Le Nickel
    Home office France
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • LARCO IS A JV OF HELLENIC CHEM. AND SLN-PERCENT PARTICIPATIO NOT KNOWN FOR EACH COMPANY.

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Description Prior To World War II 1,000,000 Mt "Iron Ore" And 437,000 Mt "Nickel Ore" Produced By Selective Mining And Handsort.
  • Year 1958
    Period 1953-1958
    Description 1953-1958: 272,000 Mt Of Ore Mined At
  • Year 1978
    Description 1.7% Ni. 524000 01
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 2wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Description 1963-1963:Present Metall.Cx. Constructed

Comments on the production information

  • CODED PROD.FOR 1974 REPRESENTS AVERAGE MT ORE MINED PER YEAR FOR YEARS 1966 THROUGH 1974. YEAR OF DISCOVERY NOT KNOWN. EXPLORATION METHODS DESCRIBED ARE ONLY FOR METHODS IN USE PRESENTLY OR WITHIN LAST 5 YEARS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Inferred 72,599,999mt ore
    Demonstrated 99,799,999mt ore
    Indicated 72,599,999mt ore
    Measured 27,200,000mt ore
    Total resources 172,399,998mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.3999 wt-pct Nickel Major 1973

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ACCURATE ESTIMATES OF RESERVES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. 75 PERCENT PROB. LEVEL TONNAGE IS "PROVEN" ESTIMATE ACCORDING TO "CONTACTS" IN GREEK MINING INDUSTRY AS OF 1979. 50 PERCENT CUMULATIVE TONNAGE REPRESENTS "PROVEN/PROBABLE/POSSIBLE" FROM SAME SOURCE. BOTH VALUES MATCH CLOSELY WITH PUBLISHED RESERVES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 90
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Capacity 262
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Recovery 75
    Capacity 1485
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 4840350001

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANON.1973. LATERITE NICKEL MINING INGREECE. MINING MAGAZINE

  • Deposit

    JULY,1973. PP.12-19.

  • Deposit

    ANON.1971. LARYMNA NICKEL. MINING MAGAZINE. SEPT.1971. PP.20

  • Deposit

    ANON.1976.EXPANSION FOR GREEK NICKEL MINING INDUSTRY.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. MARCH,1976. P.163.

  • Deposit

    ANON.1976.GREECE. E/MJ. JAN.1976, PP.159-160.

  • Deposit

    ANON.1980.DEVELOPMENTS IN GREECE. MINING MAGAZINE. DEC.1980.

  • Deposit

    BOLDT, J.R. 1967. THE WINNING OF NICKEL. LONGMANS CANADA LTD

  • Deposit

    TORONTO, PP.74-75. PP.413-414.

  • Deposit

    U.S. EMBASSY. AIRGRAM A-004. ATHENS, GREECE. JAN.21,1980.PP.

  • Deposit

    USBM MINERAL TRADE NOTES, V.68, NO.8, AUG.1971, P.35.

  • Deposit

    USBM MINERAL TRADE NOTES, V.72, NO.2, FEB.1975, P.12.

  • Deposit

    GREEK MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND MINES:

  • Deposit

    (1)BULLETIN OF MINING ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR 1976, ATHENS, 1

  • Deposit

    (2)MINING IN GREECE DURING THE YEAR 1976, P.18.

  • Deposit

    (3)METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC ENTERPRISES WORKED DURING TH

  • Deposit

    YEAR 1976, P.59.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE AND DIP VALUES ARE ROUGH ESTIMATES - OUTCROPS OF THE ORE ZONE ARE SINOUOS (DIFFERING STRIKES) AND INCLINATION OF ORE ZONES RANGES FROM 30 TO 60 DEGREES (DIRECTION OF DIP NOT KNOWN). STRIKE AND DIP ESTIMATES ARE N45E:45

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-92 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines