Plomosas Pb-Zn Mine

Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107326
MRDS ID W018924
Record type Site
Current site name Plomosas Pb-Zn Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.58392, 27.50027 (WGS84)
Relative position LAS PLOMOSAS, CHIHUAHUA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.58392, 27.50027

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1942

Ownership information

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^13. % Zn, 6.7 % Pb, 66 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 66g/mt
    Ore Lead Lead 7wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 13wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 890000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 7.7 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
    Zinc Zn 14 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Silver Ag 63 g/mt Silver Major 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM ONE - PROBABLE. ITEM TWO-POSSIBLE

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 208 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 570 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY, 1976, P. 255

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1976, P. 266

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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