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(Facility) Larco Aghios Ioannis&Feni Smelter

Plant in Greece with commodities Iron, Nickel
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279446
MAS/MILS ID 4840000005
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Larco Aghios Ioannis&Feni Smelter
Alternate or previous names Hagios Ioannis

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 23.25172, 38.49884 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country
Greece

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Nickel Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenic Unknown
Nickel Iron Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 23.25172, 38.49884
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Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M
    Length 3000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Date of Last Modification 830627

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Boeotia

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Societe Miniere Metallurgique De Larymna (Larco) S. A.
    Interest 100
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hellenic Chemical Products And Fertilizer Co.
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Anonyme Le Nickel
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Nickel Conc. Output Is 27% 524000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Nickel Nickel 524,000mt 27wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COMPANY ESTIMATE, BUT RESOURCES ARE PROBABLY CONSIDERABLY LARGER. 1988 WORLD MINING EST AT 50 MT ON JUST ONE ISLAND
  • PLANT SUFFERS MAJOR LABOR COST PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF V. POOR PRODUCTIVITY. PRODUCED ABOUT 7,300 MT OF NI IN FENI IN 1988. IF OPERATION IS RE-ORGANIZED PRODUCTION BACK TO 12,000 MT IS PROBABLE, BUT SEVERAL YEARS MAY BE REQUIRED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 200HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 280
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 22.99
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING WHEN DRY
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 1600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 22.29
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • FOOTWALL AREAS ARE MINED FOR NICKEL, AND HANGING WALL SECTIONS ARE MINED FOR IRON.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 4840000005

Bibliographic references

  • Reference

    ANON., 1976, NOVEMBER, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

  • Reference

    ANON., 1971, LARYMNA NICKEL, MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT., P. 200-

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    203.

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    ANON., 1973, LATERITE NICKEL MINING IN GREECE, MINING MAGA-

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    ZINE, JULY, P. 12-19.

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    ANON., 1976, EXPANSION FOR GREEK NICKEL MINING INDUSTRY,

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    MINING MAGAZINE, MARCH, P. 163.

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    ANON, 1976, GREECE, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JAN.,

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    P. 159-160.

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    ANON., DEVELOPMENTS IN GREECE, MINING MAGAZINE, DEC., P. 531

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    BOLDT, J.R., 1967, THE MINING OF NICKEL, LONGMANS CANADA

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    LTD., TORONTO, P. 74-75, P. 413-414.

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    GREEK MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND MINES:

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    BULLETIN OF MINING ACTIVITIES OF GREECE FOR THE YEAR

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    1976, ATHENS, 1979.

  • Reference

    MINING IN GREECE DURING THE YEAR 1976, P.18

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    METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC ENTERPRISES WORKED DURING THE

  • Reference

    YEAR 1976, P.59.

  • Reference

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

  • Reference

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

  • Reference

    U.S. EMBASSY, ATHENS, GREECE, 1980, STATE DEPT. AIRGRAM

  • Reference

    A-004, JAN. 21, P. 22-23.

Comments on the references

  • ANON., 1976, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines