Occurrence

Panasqueira Mine

Portugal
SilverTungstenTinCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Tungsten, Tin, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Marcasite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Wolframite
GangueApatite, Calcite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Goethite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockGranite
StructureContact Aureole Of Granite Cupola
Tectonic settingPaleozoic Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1898
Discovery year1894
Identification
Deposit ID10055806
MRDS IDSP00004
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.14927, -7.74815
References
SMITH, A., 1979, THE MINING OF TUNGSTEN, IN MINING JOURNAL BOOKS, LTD., TUNGSTEN: PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, STOCKHOLM, P. 33-34, 56..BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, HANNOVER, 1977, UNTERSUCHUNGEN UBER ANGEBOT UND NACHFRAGE MINERALISCHER ROHSTOFFE: IX WOLFRAM, P. 1-23..KELLY, W.C., AND RYE, R.O., 1979, GEOLOGIC, FLUID INCLUSION AND STABLE ISOTOPE STUDIES OF THE TIN-TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF PANASQUEIRA, PORTUGAL; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 74, P. 1,721-1,822..ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I., AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 51 P..ALLAN, J.C., SMITH, G.A. AND LEWIS, R.I., 1946, THE PANASQUEIRA MINES, PORTUGAL: WOLFRAM MINING AND MILLING: LABOUR ORGANIZATION, TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY, VOL. 56, P. 211-290..GOINHAS, J. AND VIEGAS, L., 1983, PROVINCIA METALOGENETICA ESTANIFERA E TUNGSTENICA IBERICA, PORTUGAL, MINISTERIO DA INDUSTRIA E ENERGIA, ESTUDOS, NOTAS E TRABALHOS DO SERVICO DE FOMENTO MINEIRO, VOL. XXV, FASCES 3-4, P. 147-178..THADEU, D., 1979, LE GISEMENT STANNO-WOLFRAMIFERE DE PANASQUEIRA (PORTUGAL), CHRONIQUE DE LA RECHERCHE MINIERE, NO. 450, P. 35-42..MCNEIL, M., 1982, PANASQUEIRA - THE LARGET MINE IN PORTUGAL, WORLD MINING VOL. 35, NO. 12, DEC. 1982, P. 52-55..REYNAUD, R., 1982, PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF PORTUGUESE TUNGSTEN ORES: MAIN PRODUCTION CENTRES IN PORTUGAL - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, EUROPEAN TUNGSTEN SEMINAR, LISBON 22-24 MARCH, 1982, 32 P..CHARTER CONSOLIDATED P.L.C., ANNUAL REPORTS.INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY RECORD W082INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS RECORD W082