Zorzone Mine, Zorzone, Vedra Valley, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Zorzone Mine | Mine (Planned Future Operation) |
| Zorzone | Village |
| Vedra Valley | Valley |
| Oltre il Colle | Commune |
| Bergamo Province | Province |
| Lombardy | Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 54' 11'' North , 9° 46' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Planned Future Operation) - last checked 2023
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zambla Bassa | 126 (2014) | 0.9km |
| Zorzone | 215 (2014) | 1.0km |
| Zambla Alta | 172 (2014) | 1.7km |
| Oltre Il Colle | 503 (2014) | 1.8km |
| Cantoni d'Oneta | 109 (2014) | 2.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
7751
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7751:7
GUID (UUID V4):
5ef4e66f-af79-4c6f-badc-6add79644ecc
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gorno Mine
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera di Zorzone (Miniera di Gorno), Val Vedra, Oltre il Colle, Val Brembana, Bergamo, Lombardia, Italia
Alpine-type Zn-Pb-Ag deposit (similar to Mississippi Valley type deposits), broadly stratabound with some discordant mineralisation composed of breccia bodies and veining. The deposit has a generally simple mineralogy with low-iron sphalerite, galena, and pyrite.
Mineralisation is similar to that of the Paglio Pignolino Mine.
The Gorno mine has a long history. If we limit ourselves to modern times, we know that the exploitation of zinc and lead ore began in 1888 with the arrival of the English group Crown Spelter. In 1920 the Belgian Group Vieille Montagne took over the activities. VM made a number of improvements and continued operations until 1940. A disastrous year for VM in which they, in addition to the activities in Bergamo, also had to abandon those in Sardinia. Gorno was taken over by the Italian group AMMI, which continued the activities until 1985. And finally, SAMIM took over the treatment activities until 1985.
Gorno mine, cableway to Oltre il Colle.
Zorzone Mine, Zorzone, Vedra Valley, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Zorzone Mine, Zorzone, Vedra Valley, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Ores of the Gorno mine were taken by teleferica (cable line) to Oltre il Colle and from there to the wash plant in Riso.
During the VM-period, the ores were taken to Viviez, France, also VM.
After the war, thanks to the Marshall Plan, a proper zinc plant was built in Ponte Nossa.
New activities at the Gorno Zorzone zinc mine
In the Quarterly Activities Report for the period ending 30 Sept. 2018, Alta Zinc Ltd. announced the plans for the Gorno Zinc Project. They confirmed the intention to build an underground crushing and ore sorting installation. They also confirm the intention to build a flotation plant, to be constructed on the old Riso site.
The local population is positive about the new mine activities.
Warning: the mine has resumed activity ("Gorno Zinc Project"), work is underway for the safety of the tunnels, access to the area is forbidden!
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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
42 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| β Antlerite Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 References: |
| β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| β Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β 'Bindheimite' Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O |
| β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| β Brookite Formula: TiO2 References: |
| β 'Calamine' References: FranΓ§ois Wouters collectionIdentified by François Wouters: Visual Identification |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| β Copper Formula: Cu |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Greenockite Formula: CdS |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O References: |
| β Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β Jamesonite ? Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| β Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Linarite Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| β Minium Formula: Pb3O4 |
| β Owyheeite ? Formula: Ag3Pb10Sb11S28 |
| β Pearceite Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| βͺ Plattnerite Formula: PbO2 |
| β Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β 'Psilomelane' |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Redgillite Formula: Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| β Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| β Schulenbergite Formula: (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O Description: Analyzed in laboratory with SEM References: |
| β Serpierite Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 References: |
| β Spertiniite Formula: Cu(OH)2 Description: As blue microcrystals in cavities of a brown crust assciated with sphalerite at Ribasso Malanotte. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| β Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
| β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S References: |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) References: |
| β Zincite Formula: ZnO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β | Jamesonite ? | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| β | Owyheeite ? | 2.HC.35 | Ag3Pb10Sb11S28 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Zincite | 4.AB.20 | ZnO |
| β | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Plattnerite | 4.DB.05 | PbO2 |
| β | Brookite | 4.DD.10 | TiO2 |
| β | 'Bindheimite' | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| β | Spertiniite | 4.FD.05 | Cu(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| β | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| β | Antlerite | 7.BB.15 | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| β | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Serpierite | 7.DD.30 | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
| β | Redgillite | 7.DD.70 | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 Β· H2O |
| β | Schulenbergite | 7.DD.80 | (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 Β· 3H2O |
| β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Calamine' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| H | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Schulenbergite | (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O |
| H | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | β Spertiniite | Cu(OH)2 |
| H | β Redgillite | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| C | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| O | β Brookite | TiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | β Minium | Pb3O4 |
| O | β Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Schulenbergite | (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O |
| O | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | β Spertiniite | Cu(OH)2 |
| O | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | β Zincite | ZnO |
| O | β Redgillite | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Greenockite | CdS |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| S | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| S | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | β Owyheeite | Ag3Pb10Sb11S28 |
| S | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | β Schulenbergite | (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O |
| S | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | β Redgillite | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Brookite | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Cu | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cu | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cu | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Schulenbergite | (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O |
| Cu | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Cu | β Spertiniite | Cu(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | β Redgillite | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | β Schulenbergite | (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O |
| Zn | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | β Zincite | ZnO |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| As | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Owyheeite | Ag3Pb10Sb11S28 |
| Ag | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | β Greenockite | CdS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Sb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Sb | β Owyheeite | Ag3Pb10Sb11S28 |
| Sb | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | β Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Pb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Pb | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Minium | Pb3O4 |
| Pb | β Owyheeite | Ag3Pb10Sb11S28 |
| Pb | β Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
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Zorzone Mine, Zorzone, Vedra Valley, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy