Plant

Tharsis

Spain
SulfurCopperZincSilverLeadIronGold
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Iron, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1963
Discovery year1800
Identification
Deposit ID10231177
Alternate namesTharsis Group, Tharsis Mine, Tharsis Pyrite Operation, Filon Norte Open Pit
RegionEU
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.59934, -7.11491
References
STATISTICS BULLETIN, PUBLISHED BY THE SPANISH NATIONALINSTITUTE OF STATISTICS, MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND COMMERCE,NO. 437 SEPT-OCTOBER 1982.ESTADISTICA MINERA DE ESPANA; PUBLISHED BY THE MINISTRY OFINDUSTRY AND ENERGY FOR THE YEAR OF 1981.PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE EXPLOTACION MINERA, PUBLISHED BY MI-NESTRY OF INDUSTRY (DIRECCION GENERAL DE MINAS), 1970.G. K. STRAUSS, J. MADEL AND F. FERNANDEZ ALOSNO; EXPLORATIONPRACTICE FOR STRATE-BOUND VOLCANOGENIC SULFIDE DEPOSITS INTHE SPANISH-PORTUGUESE PYRITE BELT: GEOLOGY, GEOPHYSICS, ANDGEOCHEMISTRY; SPRING ER VERLAG, BERLIN HEIDELBERG, NEW YORK,1977.G. K. STRAUSS, K. G. GRAY; THE INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK FORSPANISH PYRITES; FIFTY IMI CONGRESS MADRID, SPAIN, APRILCAMARA OFICIAL MINERA DE HUELVA; PYRITE PRODUCERS YEARLYREPORTS 1967-1982.MEETING WITH THE EEC, BRUSSELS, 6/12/81 ADDRESSED BY DR.G. K. STRAUSS.WORLD SURVEY OF SULFUR RESOURCES; 2ND. ED., THE BRITISHS OF MADRAS, MEMOIRS OF THE74.COPPER FROM SPAIN'S PYRITE BELT; METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY,JUNE 1982.SPANISH PYRITES--A FUTURE SULFUR SOURCE FOR THE EEC; SULFURNO. 158, JAN/FEB 1982.SEE BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES #011-015; #027-028; AND R #001-002.SEE BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES #011-015; #027-028: AND R #001-SEE BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCE R #001-002 BELOW.WORLD SURVEY OF SULPHUR RESOURCES, THIRD EDITION, THEBRITISH SULPHYR CORPORATION LTD., 1986.BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES #011-015, AND #027-028.