Jales Mines (Jales Mining Field), Alfarela de Jales, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jales Mines (Jales Mining Field) | Group of Mines |
| Alfarela de Jales | Civil Parish |
| Vila Pouca de Aguiar | Municipality |
| Vila Real | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 28' 0'' North , 7° 34' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
12071
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12071:4
GUID (UUID V4):
e1f14a60-3157-4719-af8c-56fd857305af
Name(s) in local language(s):
MinaS de Jales (Campo Mineiro de jales), Alfarela de Jales, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Distrito de Vila Real, Portugal
A gold property. Owned by BP.
The first mining operations carried out in this zone also date back to Roman times, and has become last century the largest gold mine in Portugal. Hydrothermal gold-bearing quartz veins occur here in two main directions (NE-SW and WSW-ENE), coincident with sub-vertical fractures embedded in Hercynian granites and schists, greywackes and quartzites from the Schist-Greywacke Complex, and mainly from the Silurian age. These lodes are sometimes as long as 2.5 kms and although their thickness varies, they never exceed 1 metre width. The mine started in 1936 and closed in 1992.
See: https://www.mindat.org/mesg-25-417334.html
Jales Mining Field - mining concessions: 1728, 1729, 1881, 1882, 1883, 2675, 2676, 2677, 2678, 2679, 2681, 2682, 2683, 2694, 2695, 2696, 2697, 2698, 2716, 2717, 2718, 2719, 2720, 2721, 2722, 2723, 2724, 2725, 2726, 2727, 2728, 2729, 2860, 2861, 2862, 2863, 3632 n/a (LNEG db Jan 2015)
1- Alfarela de Jales parish
1728 Campo de Cidadelha (W-Sn-Pb-Zn)
2678 Alfarela (Au-Ag)
2682 Alfarela no. 2 (Au-Ag)
2697 Jales no. 24 (Au-Ag)
2698 Jales no. 8 (Au-Ag)
2 β Tresminas parish
2681 Revel no. 8 (Au-Ag-Sn-Pb)
2683 Revel no. 3 (Au-Ag-Sn-Pb)
3 β Vreia de Jales parish
1729 Campo (W-Sn-Pb-Zn)
1881 Campo de Jales no. 1 (W-Sn-Au-Ag)
1882 Campo de Jales no. 2 (W-Sn-Au-Ag)
1883 Campo de Jales no. 3 (W-Sn-Au-Ag)
2675 VrΓͺa no. 1 (Au-Ag)
2676 Jales no. 6 (Au-Ag)
2677 Jales no. 21 (Au-Ag)
2679 Jales no. 7 (Au-Ag)
2694 Vales no. 1 (Au-Ag)
2695 Jales no. 20 (Au-Ag)
2696 Jales no. 22 (Au-Ag)
2716 Vreia no. 2 (Au-Ag)
2717 Vreia no. 3 (Au-Ag)
2718 Jales no. 9 (Au-Ag)
2719 Jales no. 1 (Au-Ag)
2720 Jales no. 2 (Au-Ag)
2721 Jales no. 3 (Au-Ag)
2722 Jales no. 4 (Au-Ag)
2723 Jales no. 13 (Au-Ag)
2724 Jales no. 15 (Au-Ag)
2725 Jales no. 14 (Au-Ag)
2726 Jales no. 16 (Au-Ag)
2727 Jales no. 17 (Au-Ag)
2728 Jales no. 18 (Au-Ag)
2729 Jales no. 19 (Au-Ag)
2860 Jales no. 33 (Au-Ag)
2861 Jales no. 34 (Au-Ag)
2862 Jales no. 35 (Au-Ag)
2863 Jales no. 36 (Au-Ag)
Jales Mining Field - registered mining mining concessions up to 1962 (DGM db):
1- Alfarela de Jales parish
1728 Campo de Cidadelha (W-Sn-Pb-Zn)
1884 Gralheira no. 1 (W-Sn-Au-Ag)
1885 Gralheira no. 2 (W-Sn-Au-Ag)
2678 Alfarela (Au-Ag)
2682 Alfarela no. 2 (Au-Ag)
2691 Jales no. 25 (Au-Ag)
2697 Jales no. 24 (Au-Ag)
2698 Jales no. 8 (Au-Ag)
2710 Jales no. 11 (Au-Ag)
2714 Jales no. 12 (Au-Ag)
2859 Jales no. 32 (Au-Ag)
2 β Tresminas parish
1857 Mina dos Mouros no. 1 (Sn)
1858 Mina dos Mouros no. 3 (Sn)
2681 Revel no. 8 (Au-Ag-Sn-Pb)
2683 Revel no. 3 (Au-Ag-Sn-Pb)
2684 Jales no. 10 (Au-Ag)
2687 Jales no. 28 (Au-Ag)
2688 Jales no. 30 (Au-Ag)
2689 Jales no. 29 (Au-Ag)
2690 Vales no. 2 (Au-Ag)
2692 Jales no. 26 (Au-Ag)
2693 Jales no. 27 (Au-Ag)
2699 Revel no. 10 (Pb-Sn-Au-Ag)
2700 Revel no. 11 (Pb-Sn-Au-Ag)
2701 Revel no. 7 (Pb-Sn-Au-Ag)
2702 Revel no. 9 (Pb-Sn-Au-Ag)
2703 Revel no. 6 (Pb-Sn-Au-Ag)
2704 Revel no. 5 (Pb-Sn-Au-Ag)
2705 Revel no. 4 (Pb-Sn-Au-Ag)
2856 Vales no. 3 (Au-Ag)
2857 Revel no. 12 (Au-Ag)
2858 Jales no. 31 (Au-Ag)
3 β Vreia de Jales parish
1729 Campo (W-Sn-Pb-Zn)
1881 Campo de Jales no. 1 (W-Sn-Au-Ag)
1882 Campo de Jales no. 2 (W-Sn-Au-Ag)
1883 Campo de Jales no. 3 (W-Sn-Au-Ag)
2675 VrΓͺa no. 1 (Au-Ag)
2676 Jales no. 6 (Au-Ag)
2677 Jales no. 21 (Au-Ag)
2679 Jales no. 7 (Au-Ag)
2680 Jales no. 23 (Au-Ag)
2694 Vales no. 1 (Au-Ag)
2695 Jales no. 20 (Au-Ag)
2696 Jales no. 22 (Au-Ag)
2711 Salgueiros no. 1 (Sn-Au-Ag-Pb)
2712 Salgueiros no. 3 (Sn-Au-Ag-Pb)
2713 Salgueiros no. 2 (Sn-Au-Ag-Pb)
2715 Salgueiros no. 5 (Au-Ag-Pb-Sn)
2716 Vreia no. 2 (Au-Ag)
2717 Vreia no. 3 (Au-Ag)
2718 Jales no. 9 (Au-Ag)
2719 Jales no. 1 (Au-Ag)
2720 Jales no. 2 (Au-Ag)
2721 Jales no. 3 (Au-Ag)
2722 Jales no. 4 (Au-Ag)
2723 Jales no. 13 (Au-Ag)
2724 Jales no. 15 (Au-Ag)
2725 Jales no. 14 (Au-Ag)
2726 Jales no. 16 (Au-Ag)
2727 Jales no. 17 (Au-Ag)
2728 Jales no. 18 (Au-Ag)
2729 Jales no. 19 (Au-Ag)
2855 Salgueiros no. 7 (Au-Ag)
2860 Jales no. 33 (Au-Ag)
2861 Jales no. 34 (Au-Ag)
2862 Jales no. 35 (Au-Ag)
2863 Jales no. 36 (Au-Ag)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
32 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| β Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| β Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| β Gold Formula: Au References: |
| β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| β Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| β LΓΆllingite Formula: FeAs2 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| β Pearceite Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| β Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
| β 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' References: |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β 'Wolframite Group' |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | LΓΆllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| β | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| β | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| β | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
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