Garpenberg Silver Mine, Sweden
Key Data:
Producer of
Zinc and lead
Location
Dalecarlia, central Sweden
Ownership
Boliden (100%)
Geology type
Stratabound sulphide deposits hosted in Precambrian volcanic and carbonate rocks
Mineral type
Sphalerite, galena and other sulphides
Reserve base
10.6Mt proven and probable (2006)
Annual production
1.1Mt/y ore
Mining method
Cut-and-fill, rill and sublevel stoping
Processing method
Autogenous grinding followed by sequential flotation to produce zinc, lead and copper concentrates
Employment
300
Key Equipment:
Underground
Atlas Copco Rocket Boomer L2C drilling jumbos
Atlas Copco Simba M7C longhole drills
Mechanised rock scalers
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