GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
OPORTUNITIES IN PORTUGAL
Carlos Caxaria Direção Geral de Energia e GeologiaDeputy General Director
METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES POTENCIAL
and
EXPLORATION CURRENT SITUATION
extractive industry
The area of Portugal is relatively small (92,090 km2 including islands), but its geological diversity is huge.
Mineralization in copper, zinc, tungsten, tin, uranium, gold and iron, among others, are identified in the country and have a great mining potential.
Great potential in ornamental stones.
Mineralized zones in pyrite and base metals
Main Occurrences:
Mines Operating:
- Aljustrel (Zn, Cu, Ag, Pb)- Neves Corvo (Cu, Zn, Ag,…)
Base Metals and Pyrite
Potential areas
Cooper and Zinc Production
YEAR Mine
Production (Ton) Value (103 € )
2007 ALJUSTREL 0 0 NEVES CORVO 443.352 468.757Total 443.352 468.7572008 ALJUSTREL 37.670 31.804 NEVES CORVO 412.345 316.792Total 450.015 348.5952009 ALJUSTREL 0 0 NEVES CORVO 349.752 272.458Total 349.752 272.4582010 ALJUSTREL 4.428 3.186 NEVES CORVO 317.999 409.344Total 322.427 412.5302011 ALJUSTREL 23.985 22.837 NEVES CORVO 313.120 402.198 Total 337.105 425.035
Mineralized zones in tungsten and tin
Main Occurrences:
Mines Operating:
- Panasqueira Mines (WO3, Sn) Sojitz, Beralt,Tin &Wolfram Portugal S.A.
Tungsten and Tin
Potential Areas
YEAR SubstanceProduction (WO3Ton)
Value (103 € )
2007 Copper concentrates 258 189 Tin concentrates 48,4 321 Tungsten concentrates 1.456 15.260 2008 Copper concentrates 186 195 Tin concentrates 32 286 Tugsten concentrates 1.684 16.643 2009 Copper concentrates 164 100 Tin concentrates 35,7 254 Tungsten concentrates 1.410 12.777 2010 Copper concentrates 198 210 Tin concentrates 24,7 198 Tungsten concentrates 1.364 14.580 2011 Copper concentrates 238 286 Tin concentrates 45,3 654 Tungsten concentrates 1.399 23.361
Mineralized zones in uranium
Main Occurrences:
Economic uranium deposit of Nisa
Studied uranium deposit, which awaits opening tender for open a mine and attribution of a surrounding area for exploration.
Uranium
Potential Areas
Mineralized zones in Gold
Main Occurrences
Iron deposition of banded iron range of northern Portugal
New Projects of Metal Ores
Concession Applications Signed during 2012 and Expected to Signed during 2013
- Iron Ore (1- Moncorvo)
- Tungsten, (Sheelite) (2- Tabuaço and Covas)
- Gold (4- Boa Fé, Banjas, Jales, Penedono)
Note: The last grant for a metallic mine was attributed in the 80s (Somincor- Neves-Corvo, copper mines)
Metallic Exploration Areas
and new and oldExploitation Permits
Gold Jales, Banjas, Penedono, Boa Fé
Iron OreMoncorvo
Tungsten, (Sheelite)Tabuaço and Covas
Covas W
Tabuaço w
Boa Fé Au
MoncorvoFe
Jales Au
Banjas Au
Penedono Au Panasqueira
w, Sn
Neves CorvoCu, Zn
Aljustrel Cu, Zn
Iberian Pyrite Belt
Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portuguese sector
Ad. Matos & Pereira 2012, LNEG
Main Road infrastructure
MotorwayMain roadSecondary road
Mining permitMining contractProspecting and exploration contractProspecting and exploration application
Rail freight infrastructureMining pemit
Mining contractProspecting and exploration contractProspecting and exploration application
Harbour
Exploration Contracts and Investments Metallic and Non-metallic Minerals
(2000-2011)
2000 a 2003 2004 a 2007 2008 a 20110
102030405060708090
100110120130140150160170180190200210220
19
78
195
Contratos de Prospecção e Pesquisa (Metálicos e não metálicos)Nº Cont. Acum.
Number of Exploration Contracts Signed
0204060
8.936 40
Investi-mento de Prospecçã
o e Pesquisa (Metáli-cos e não
metálicos)
Milhões de €
Evolution of Exploration Investments (Metallic)
2000 a 2003 2004 a 2007 2008 a 20110
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
13
28 29
Contratos de concessão de Metálicos e não metálicosNº Cont. Acum.
Number of Exploitation Contracts Signed (Non-Metallic)
)
Exports of Metallic Minerals (Value)
)
Exports of Non-Metallic Minerals (Ton and Value)
Evolution of Imports and Exports of Industrial Minerals
Access to Mining Exploration Activity
- Submission of an initial proposal from the interested party;
- Opening of tender by publication in Official Journal;
Access to Exploration Activity
Information provided by the State under a tendering
- Areas with electrical and electromagnetic surveys
- Areas with higher density drilling
- All information concerning the respective test boring including access to logs
- Access to old closed mines information
Some Basic Features (by area)
- 3 +1 +1 years (Releasing 50% of the area available at the end of each period)
- Acquisition and Geophysical data reprocessing
- A minimum of meters of drilling in the initial period
- A minimum of investment in the initial period
Decision criteria by order of valuation
- Drilling program
- Investments in the initial period
- Compensation for the State
- Other exploration studies
CONCLUSION
- Direct negotiations and calls for tender, are part of the Government's strategy for the mining sector.
- It is the intention of the ministry of economy make Portugal the EU country with better investment attractiveness for mining sector.
- The goal is to attract new investors to the country, and create conditions to accelerate the knowledge of the areas with greatest mining potential in Portugal, and go into production as quickly as possible.
Ornamental Stones
IN PORTUGAL
Synthetic Overview
Ornamental Stones
Main Production Centers
- Granite - Limestone - Marble - Slate
Portugal occupies the 9th production position in the world
Evolution of Production of Ornamental Rocks (Ton and Value in the Quarry)
Exports of Ornamental Rocks (Value €)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Direção Geral de Energia e Geologia
http://www.dgge.pt/
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