 | | Book | | MINERAL RESOURCES OF PORTUGAL Text prepared by Luís Plácido Martins CONTENTS 5 7 11 19 20 21...MINING BACKGROUND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF MINING IN PORTUGAL PRECIOUS METALS Galicia - Trás-os-Montes Zone...Business in Portugal KEY REFERENCES 3 PREAMBLE A complex and diversified geology endows Portugal with a...ornamental stones and some other mineral substances. Portugal is presently one of the main UE producers of copper...Portuguese territory covers half of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) which is considered the main metallogenic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of HydrothermalAlteration at the Salgadinho Copper Deposit, Portugal I. R. Plimer 1 and D. de Carvalho...Servi(;os Geol6gicos de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal T h e recently discovered Salgadinho copper deposit, 7...7 k m N N E of S. Luis, Portugal is located in the southernmost linear bell of outcropping low m e t a...the S W part of the Iberian Pyrite Belt. T h e stralabound replacement pyrite-chalcopyrite mineralisation...quartz, ankerite, and ore minerals are present (pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, galena |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Neves Corvo massive sulphide ores, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal António Moura Departamento de Geologia...Universidade do Porto & Centro de Geologia da Univ. Porto. Praça Gomes Teixeira, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal Accepted...December 2004 Abstract The Neves Corvo Cu–Sn–(Zn) mine is probably the richest VMS deposit in the world...relations between quartz and sulphide phases (mainly pyrite + chalcopyrite) suggest that the quartz and the...Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Iberian Pyrite Belt; Neves corvo; VMS; Fluid inclusions 1. Introduction |  | Munha, J., Barriga, F. J. A. S., Kerrich, R. (1986) High 18 O ore-forming fluids in volcanic-hosted base metal massive sulfide deposits; geologic, 18 O/ 16 O, and D/H evidence from the Iberian pyrite belt; Crandon, Wisconsin; and Blue Hill, Maine. Economic Geology, 81 (3) 530-552 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.81.3.530 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SulfideDeposits:Geologic,lSO/160,andD/H Evidencefrom the Iberian Pyrite Belt; Crandon,Wisconsin;and Blue Hill, Maine J...Geologia,Faculdadede Ciencias,1294 LisboaCODEX, Portugal AND R. KERRICH Departmentof Geology,Universityof...temperature of their ore-formingsystems. The Iberian pyrite belt is characterizedby numerousextremelylargevolcanogenic...to -12 per mil. In the stockwork of the BlueHill mine,quartz(b180= 13.1-13.7%o),muscovite (•180 = 9.3-10...isotoperelationsin suchdepositsof the Iberian processes. pyrite belt revealedthe presenceof high lso oreAlthough |  | Leistel, J. M., Marcoux, E., Thiéblemont, D., Quesada, C., Sánchez, A., Almodóvar, G. R., Pascual, E., Sáez, R. (1997) The volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits of the Iberian Pyrite Belt. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (1) 2-30 doi:10.1007/s001260050130 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits of the Iberian Pyrite Belt Review and preface to the Thematic Issue Received:.../ Accepted: 10 April 1997 Abstract The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) has, over the past decade, been an area...``thin-skinned'' y acrecioÂn del terreno constituõÂ do por la Zona Sudportuguesa al bloque continental paleozoico...paleozoico ibeÂrico. Introduction The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), with more than 80 known deposits containing...towards ®nding deeper orebodies. The fact that pyrite is no longer used as a raw material for manufacturing |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and using stream sediment data from the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Southwest Iberia Mário A. Gonçalves, A. Mateus...and using stream sediment data from the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Southwest Iberia, Ore Geology Reviews (2019)...and using stream sediment data from the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Southwest Iberia Gonçalves, Mário A.1,2...Edifício C6, Piso 4, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal 2 IDL – Instituto Dom Luíz, Faculdade de Ciências...Lisboa, Portugal * Corresponding Author: mgoncalves@ciencias.ulisboa.pt Abstract The Iberian Pyrite Belt |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | BASE-METAL DEPOSITS" THE EXAMPLE OF FEITAIS (ALJUSTREL, PORTUGAL) F.J.A.S. BARRIGA .1 and W.S. FYFE Department..., 1988. Giant pyrite base-metal deposits: the example of Feitais (Aljustrel, Portugal). Chem. Geol.,...giant Feitais orebody of Aljustrel (Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal) shows that cherts that constitute the immediate...fluids, with replacement of hematite by magnetite, pyrite and Fe 2+-phyllosilicates. On the basis of the...those of typical ophiolite size (105-8 t .2) which do not appear to be explained by this model, despite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Metallogenesis at the Neves Corvo VHMS deposit (Portugal): A contribution from the study of fluid inclusions...Geologia, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4099-007 Porto, Portugal A R T I C L E I N...Available online 8 May 2008 Keywords: Iberian Pyrite Belt Portugal Neves Corvo Fluid inclusions A B S T R...and in the main thrust. In massive copper ore, pyrite plus chalcopyrite occur along growth zones in quartz...1. Introduction The Neves Corvo mine, located in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB; Fig.1), is the second |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ore-forming hydrothermal fluids in the northern Iberian Pyrite Belt massive sulphide deposits (SW Spain): evidence...Cueva de la Mora) located in the northern Iberian Pyrite Belt. The isotopic analyses were mainly performed...upper crust. Keywords Fluid inclusions Æ Iberian Pyrite Belt Æ Massive sulphide deposits Æ Ore-forming...on the geology and geochemistry of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) massive sulphide deposits, a limited...of available fluid inclusion data in the Iberian Pyrite Belt Ore deposits Location/ore type Mineral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | constraints on massive sulphide genesis in the Iberian Pyrite Belt R. S~iez, G.R. Almod6var 1, E. Pascual Departamento...Abstract The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), SW Iberian Peninsula, Spain and Portugal, one of the most famous...mineralizations. 1. I n t r o d u c t i o n The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) is one of the oldest mining districts...Spain, to the Atlantic Ocean, south of Lisboa, in Portugal, making up a belt of about 230 km in length and...are currently mined in Neves Corvo (Cu, Sn) in Portugal and Sotiel-Coronada (S, 0169-1368/96/$15.00 Copyright |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Accepted: 4 January 1999 Abstract The Iberian Pyrite Belt, located in the SW Iberian Peninsula, contains...haloes. Massive sulphide bodies largely consist of pyrite, with subordinated sphalerite, galena and chalcopyrite...many of the deposits. Introduction The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) occupies the SW corner of the Iberian...Spain to the Atlantic Ocean, south of Lisbon, in Portugal (Fig. 1), making a belt in which very many massive...AznalcoÂllar in Spain, or Neves Corvo and Aljustrel in Portugal. Even after continuous metal extraction for more |  | | Report (volume) | | Geochemical Exploration Studies in the Portuguese Pyrite Belt By David J. Grimes and Delfim de Carvalho...spatially associated with intrusions and volcanic rocks. Do the metals in most deposits come from magmas, or...the composition of basement crystalline rocks than do coeval igneous rocks. In the first chapter in this...massive sulfide mineralization in the Portuguese Pyrite Belt. They not only successfully found indications...value to additional exploration in this part of Portugal and to future work in similar climatological and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | distribution in the Neves-Corvo deposit, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal J. R. S. CARVALHO1,2,*, J. M. R. S. RELVAS1...Lisboa, Portugal Sustainable Innovation Centre, ISQ, Qeiras Taguspark, 2740-120 Porto Salvo, Portugal Helmholtz-Zentrum...Somincor - Lundin Mining, Neves Corvo mine, 7780 Castro Verde, Portugal [Received 1 March 2017; Accepted 10...Neves-Corvo volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposit, Portugal. The distribution of these ore metals in the deposit...https://doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2017.081.079 Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) deposits, as well as among other VHMS |  | Chen, Hui, Ni, Pei, Wang, Ru-Cheng, Wang, Guo-Guang, Zhao, Kui-Dong, Ding, Jun-Ying, Zhao, Chao, Cai, Yi-Tao, Xu, Ying-Feng (2015) A combined fluid inclusion and S–Pb isotope study of the Neoproterozoic Pingshui volcanogenic massive sulfide Cu–Zn deposit, Southeast China. Ore Geology Reviews, 66. 388-402 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.11.002 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Neoproterozoic Pingshui Formation. Metallic minerals include pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, tennantite, tetrahedrite...of sphalerite + pyrite + barite (zone I); an intermediate zone characterized by a pyrite + sphalerite +...II); and a proximal zone containing chalcopyrite + pyrite + magnetite (zone III). A thin, layer of exhalative...derived from circulating seawater. The δ34S values of pyrite from the massive sulfide ores range from −3.6‰ to...volcanic rocks of the Pingshui Formation. Both pyrite from the massive sulfide ores and plagioclase from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Brunswick, Canada. I. Comparisons with the Iberian pyrite belt Mike Solomon ⁎ Centre for Ore Deposit Research...with those of the Devonian/Carboniferous Iberian pyrite belt, particularly the tendency to large size (tonnage...particularly Fe/Cu, Pb/Zn and Sn; mineral assemblages (pyrite + arsenopyrite ± pyrrhotite and lack or rarity...sulphates); sulphide textures (particularly framboidal pyrite); lack of chimney structures and rubble mounds;...complexes and the presence of Sn–Cu ores in the Iberian pyrite belt. There are also similarities in the geological |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | styles of volcanogenic massive sulfides: The Iberian Pyrite Belt Fernando Tornos Instituto Geológico y Minero...Abstract The massive sulfide deposits of the Iberian Pyrite Belt are grouped in different styles of mineralization...Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Iberian Pyrite Belt; Volcanogenic massive sulfides; Geochemistry...al., 1983; Herrington et al., 1999). The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), with more than 1600 Mt of massive sulfides...the presence of mounds or remnants of a silica–pyrite–anhydrite breccia and oxidized crusts capping the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Edifício C6, Piso 4, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal e-mail: jrelvas@fc.ul.pt J. B. Gemmell ARC Centre...salinities or very 18O-enriched (δ18O>5‰) ore fluids. We do not consider other criteria [e.g. variable salinity...deposit differs from other deposits in the Iberian Pyrite Belt and around the world in being extremely Sn-rich...60° Snow Lake Sturgeon Lake Kidd Creek Iberian Pyrite Belt Hokuroku Buchans Blake River (Noranda and...magnetite±pyrite±apatite assemblages at the Prince Lyell deposit were similar to magnetite-pyrite±chalcopyrite±apatite |  | Solomon, M., Tornos, F., Large, R.R., Badham, J.N.P., Both, R.A., Zaw, Khin (2004) Zn–Pb–Cu volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits: criteria for distinguishing brine pool-type from black smoker-type sulphide deposition. Ore Geology Reviews, 25 (3) 259-283 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.01.003 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of chimneys, (4) relatively abundant framboidal pyrite and primary mineral banding, (5) reduced mineral...Tharsis and the orebodies at Aljustrel (Spain and Portugal). Recently published fluid inclusion data for...Large and Blundell, 2000 13 0.6 1.6 Pasminco mine staff, pers. comm., 2000 McArthur and Dronseika...(25%, McArthur, 1996) and Rosebery (13%, Pasminco mine staff, pers. comm, 2000). b 262 M. Solomon et...seven massive sulphides orebodies in the Iberian pyrite belt, enabling Solomon et al. (2002) to discuss |  | de Oliveira, D. P. S., Matos, J. X., Rosa, C. J. P., Rosa, D. R. N., Figueiredo, M. O., Silva, T. P., Guimaraes, F., Carvalho, J. R. S., Pinto, A. M. M., Relvas, J. R. M. S., Reiser, F. K. M. (2011) The Lagoa Salgada Orebody, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal. Economic Geology, 106 (7) 1111-1128 doi:10.2113/econgeo.106.7.1111 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1111–1128 The Lagoa Salgada Orebody, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal D. P. S. DE OLIVEIRA,1,† J. X. MATOS,2 C...Geologia (LNEG), Apartado 7586, 2611-901 Alfragide, Portugal and CREMINER (Centro de Recursos Minerais, Mineralogia...Universidade de Lisboa, Ed. C6, piso 3, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal 2 Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia...(LNEG), Rua Frei Amador Arrais, R/C, 7801-902 Beja, Portugal 3 Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia...Geologia (LNEG), Apartado 7586, 2611-901 Alfragide, Portugal, and CENIMAT/I3N, Materials Science Department |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RUBANÉ AND MASSIVE ORES OF THE CORVO DEPOSIT, PORTUGAL SILVIA SERRANTI§ Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica...deposit, exploited at the Neves–Corvo mine, southern Portugal, were analyzed using electron and proton...Sn and In contents as well as the Se/S values of pyrite, provide evidence of a magmatic signature for this...Iberian Pyrite Belt, ore genesis, applied geochemistry, cassiterite, proton microprobe, Portugal. SOMMAIRE...massifs de Corvo, exploité à la mine Neves–Corvo, dans le sud du Portugal; nous nous sommes servis de microsondes |  | | Book | | sses. 3. Geology-Spain-Congresses. 4. Geology-Portugal-Congresses. I. Dallmeyer, R. D., 1944- . II. Martinez-Garcia...Metamorphic Evolution of the South Portuguese/Pulo Do Lobo Zone J. MUNHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 363 5 Metallogenesis in the Iberian Pyrite Belt F. J. A. S. BARRIGA . . . . . . . . . . ....Higgins and Wagner Gentis (1982), at the locality of Santiago de las Villas (Leon). The Alba Fm. (Genicera Fm...km E of Gijon (Asturias), in the La Camocha Coal Mine, where some 2300 m of a succession containing workable |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | hanging-wall andesites, with samples near the Battle mine containing muscovite to phengitic muscovite (average...even in very fine grained rocks, can be used as mine-scale vectors to ore. Introduction MAPPING of hydrothermal...quartz, pyrite, calcite, and minor chlorite in felsic rock types and white mica, chlorite, pyrite, calcite...underlying Price Andesite. Chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite, and galena are the dominant sulfide minerals with...as they are predominantly Zn-Pb-barite rich and pyrite poor. Metamorphic and Alteration Mineralogy Mineral |  | Inverno, C. M. C., Solomon, M., Barton, M. D., Foden, J. (2008) The Cu Stockwork and Massive Sulfide Ore of the Feitais Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Deposit, Aljustrel, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal: A Mineralogical, Fluid Inclusion, and Isotopic Investigation. Economic Geology, 103 (1) 241-267 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.103.1.241 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Massive Sulfide Deposit, Aljustrel, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal: A Mineralogical, Fluid Inclusion, and Isotopic...Inovação, Apartado 7586, 2720 Alfragide (Lisboa), Portugal, and Centro de Recursos Minerais, Mineralogia...Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C6, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal MICHAEL SOLOMON, Centre for Ore Deposit Research...deposit in the Aljustrel district of the Iberian Pyrite Belt consists of 55 million metric tons of Zn-Pb-Cu...massive sulfide orebody consists dominantly of pyrite, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite-tennantite |  | Cheng, Xihui, Yang, Fuquan, Zhang, Rui, Xu, Qiangfen, Li, Ning (2020) Metallogenesis and fluid evolution of the Huangtupo Cu–Zn deposit, East Tianshan, Xinjiang, NW China: Constraints from ore geology, fluid inclusion geochemistry, H–O–S isotopes, and U–Pb zircon, Re–Os chalcopyrite geochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 121. 103469 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103469 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | samples. (A) Chalcopyrite coexists with pyrite and quartz, but pyrite is earlier than other minerals. (B)...(B) Chalcopyrite residual in pyrite in the stockwork ores. (C) Massive copper–zinc ores of the contain chalcopyrite...chalcopyrite, sphalerite and pyrite. (D) Pyrite residual in chalcopyrite in the stockwork ores. (E) Massive...sphalerite and pyrite. (F) Pyrite residual in chalcopyrite in the massive sulfide ores. (G) Pyrite residual...and pyrite, chalcopyrite included in coarse-grained pyrite. (I) Chalcopyrite residual in pyrite in the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | retrogression and multiphase deformation. This suite (the Mine Sequence) is probably a deeper water sequence than...monotonous graded bedded deep water pelite suite. The Mine Sequence has undergone incipient pre-metamorphic...Fig. 1. Cross-section of the Mine Sequence, Section 30, Zinc Corporation Mine, Broken Hill 20 (amphibolite)...Fluorapophyllite-bustamite-orthoclase. 9. Fluorapatite, Nine Mile Mine. Quartz-gahnite-spessartinefluorapatite. 10 and...exhalites are in lower stratigraphic positions than the Mine Sequence and are not discussed here. The most c |
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