| Deposit ID | 10133663 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2010290008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Las Truchas/Ferrotepec |
| Alternate or previous names | Las Truches |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -102.4837, 18.16738 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -102.4837, 18.16738 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sidermex |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Description | Pellets 1500000 Mt/Yr |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 119000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 119000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 119000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2010290008 |
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. LAS TRUCHAS TARGETED FOR
STARTUP IN MID 1976. NOV. 1974, P. 160.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. LAS TRUCHAS: IRON MINES
GEARING UP FOR SICARTSA'S STAGE 2 STEEL EXPANSION.
NOV. 1980, PP. 84-86.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. IRON ORE CAPACITY EXPANDS
IN MEXICO FOR STEEL PUSH. DEC. 1983, P. 15.
BREWIS, A. A. C. THE SITCARTSA PROJECT, MEXICO- A WORKING
EXAMPLE OF RESOURCE UTILIZATION. W. S. ATKINS AND
PARTNERS, EPSOM, SURREY, ENGLAND. 1977(?), 11 PP.
SIDERMEX. A DESCRIPTION OF THE SIDERMEX GROUP OF COMPANIES.
COMPANY BROCHURE, 1979, 65 ...
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. AIRGRAM A-16. NOV. 5, 1980,
19 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE FERROTEPEC RESOURCES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DEPLETED IN 1985 OR 1986. AT THAT TIME THE OPERATIONS WILL MOVE TO OTHER OREBODIES, BEGINNING WITH EL VOLCAN AND EL MANGO. BENEFICIATION AT FERROTEPEC IS BY LOW INTENSITY MAGNETIC, HOWEVER THE MILL WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE ALTERED SINCE THE NEW ORE WOULD BE LARGELY HEMATITIC. THE MINE IS INTEGRATED INTO THE LAZARO GARDENAS PELLET AND STEEL COMPLEX. THE COMPLEX IN 198O HAD A CAPACITY OF 1.8 AND 1.2 MILLION MT OF PELLETS AND STEEL, RESPECTIVELY. AT THAT TIME THE COMPANY WAS PLANNING TO EXPAND THE STEEL CAPACITY TO 2 MILLION MT/YR,WITH A COMPARABLE INCREASE IN PELLET CAPACITY. ALL COSTS SHOWN IN THE DATA BASE ARE ESTIMATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS. PELLET PLANT OPERATING COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT $7.84/MT(1981 US$). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-JAN-95 | Bolis | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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