Database name: |
World Mississippi Valley-type deposits |
Custodial agency: |
Geological Survey of Canada |
Compilers: |
D. F. Sangster |
Release date: |
2015-02-06 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Bleiberg |
Political location(s): |
Austria |
Deposit clan (type): |
Mississippi Valley-type |
Deposit status: |
past producer |
Commodities: |
Zn; Pb |
Mineralization styles: |
discordant collapse breccia cement; cavity fill; fissure fill |
Geological ages: |
Middle Triassic - Late Triassic (host rocks) |
Tectonic setting: |
continental rift (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; carbonate; Depositional setting: Shallow-water carbonatesIndividual lithologies: | dolostone limestone |
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Mineralogy: |
galena, sphalerite, wurtzite, marcasite, pyrite, quartz, fluorite, barite, calcite, dolomite |
References: |
Brigo, L.; Kostelka, L.; Omenetto, P.; Schneider, H. J.; Schrool, E.; Schulz, O.; Strucl, I., 1977 |
Comparative Reflections on Four Alpine Pb-Zn Deposits |
in Time- and Strata-Bound Ores, Edited by Klemm, D. D.; Schneider, H. -J., Springer Verlag, 444 p, p. 273 - 293 |
Schroll, E.; Kurzl, H.; Weinzierl, O., 1994 |
Geochemical Studies Applied to the Pb-Zn Deposit Bleiberg/Austria |
Section European Deposits, in Sediment-Hosted Zn-Pb Ores, Edited by Fontbote, L.; Boni, M., Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, Springer-Verlag, 10, 471 p, p. 228 - 245 |
Zeeh, S.; Bechstadt, T., 1994 |
Carbonate-Hosted Pb-Zn Mineralization at Bleiberg-Kreuth (Austria): Compilation of Data and New Aspects |
Section European Deposits, in Sediment-Hosted Zn-Pb Ores, Edited by Fontbote, L.; Boni, M., Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, Springer-Verlag, 10, 471 p, p. 271 - 296 |
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Production data: |
Report period: until 1980; 35 million metric tons ore; Provisional entry?: no; Yearly or summary?: SWeight-commodity information: | Zn: 2.17 million metric tons Pb: 0.43 million metric tons | Reference: Klau, W.; Mostler, H., 1983: Alpine Middle and Upper Triassic Pb-Zn Deposits ; Section Invited Major Papers, in International Conference on Mississippi Valley-Type Lead-Zinc Deposits: Proceedings Volume, Edited by Kisvarsanyi, G.; Grant, S. K.; Pratt, W. P.; Koenig, J. W., University of Missouri-Rolla, 603 p, p. 113 - 128 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |
Resource data: |
Disclaimer - Reserves/Resource Data
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Natural Resources (NRCan) does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any purpose of Reserve and Resource information (Data) contained in this database, including whether the Data is compliant with any securities regulations or standards, and NRCan does not assume any liability with respect to any damage or loss incurred as a result of the use made of the Data.
Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported. |
Estimate date: 1989; 8 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: provenGrade-commodity information: | Zn: 4.5 percent Pb: 0.5 percent | Reference: Cerny, I., 1989: Current Prospecting Strategy for Carbonate-Hosted Pb-Zn Mineralization at Blieberg-Kreuth (Austria); Economic Geology, Volume 84, p. 1430 - 1435 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |