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Jales Mines (Jales Mining Field), Tresminas, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Jales Mines (Jales Mining Field)Group of Mines
TresminasCivil Parish
Vila Pouca de AguiarMunicipality
Vila RealDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 26' 50'' North , 7° 36' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.44738,-7.60539
GeoHash:
G#: ez6efcmbm
GRN:
N28W05
Locality type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sobreira4,219 (2018)18.5km
Vila Real17,001 (2012)20.0km
Sabrosa6,361 (2018)20.2km
Favaios1,064 (2018)21.6km
Alijó11,942 (2018)22.0km
Name(s) in local language(s):
Minas de Jals (Campo Mineiro de Jales), Tresminas, 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.

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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 – Tresminas parish
2681 Revel no. 8 (Au-Ag-Sn-Pb)
2683 Revel no. 3 (Au-Ag-Sn-Pb)

3 – 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 Vrêa 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 – 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 – 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 Vrêa 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 Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1420AuAg

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
ⓘvar. Electrum1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
Auⓘ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3

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