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Velardena

Producer in Durango, Mexico with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073107
MRDS ID W018931
Record type Site
Current site name Velardena

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.73378, 25.06705 (WGS84)
Relative position AT VELARDENA ON THE BORDER OF COAHUILA AND DURANGO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Durango

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR VELARDENA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result 1975 RESERVES GRADED 221 G/MT AG, 6.2% PB, 9.1% ZN, 0.18% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.73378, 25.06705
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrial Minera Mexico, S. A. (Immsa)

Comments on the production information

  • MINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 1978 START UP SCHEDULED

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 10000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • E/MJ INTL. DIRECTOR 1976, P. 255 GIVES RESERVES AS 2,092,000 MT. PROBABLE ORE GRADING 9.1% ZN, 6.2% PB, 221 G/MT AG, 0.18% CU.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SCHEDULED FOR 1978 START UP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1976, AMERICAN METAL MARKET 10-12-76

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET 10-12-76

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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