Mittersill mine

Mittersill mine
Location
Location Mittersill
Town Salzburg
Country Austria
Production
Products Tungsten
Production 1,200 tonnes of tungsten
Financial year 2009
History
Opened 1967
Owner
Company Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten

The Mittersill mine is a large mine located in Mittersill, in the Western part of Austria in Salzburg, 30 km South of Kitzbühel and 339 km South - West of the capital, Vienna. Mittersill represents the largest tungsten reserves in Austria having estimated reserves of 6.1 million tonnes of ore grading 0.5% pure tungsten.[1][2] The mine produces around 1,200 tonnes of tungsten/year.[2]

History

Exploration started in 1967. Production started as an open pit mine (eastern field) in 1976. Since 1986 only underground mining in the westfield is performed. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mittersill". rhul.ac.uk. 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  2. 1 2 "WBH History". Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  3. ↑ "German mineral atlas". Retrieved 2017-02-02.

Coordinates: 47°13′34″N 12°29′20″E / 47.226°N 12.489°E / 47.226; 12.489

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