| Deposit ID | 10157996 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX02091 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 2010110009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Perla |
| Related records | 10049435, 10182189, 10182811 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.30238, 28.30416 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -104.30238, 28.30416 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Magnetic |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | La Perla Minas De Fierro S. A. |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Altos De Hornos De Mexico |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Pellet Feed And Pellets (On Site Plant) 399999 Mt Product | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Lump/Fines 1100000 Mt Product | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 56000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 56000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 56000000mt 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 | 2010110009 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02091 | MAS references MRDS |
SIDERMEX. A DESCRIPTION OF THE SIDERMEX GROUP OF COMPANIES.
COMPANY BROCHURE, 1981, 65 PP.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. AIRGRAM A-09. JULY 15, 1981,
19 PP.
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. AMHSA IN MAJOR EXPANSION-MONCLOVA
STEEL-MAKING COMPLEX. NOV. 21, 1981, P. 6
SEPHTON, S. S. CIRCULAR GRATE PELLETIZING OF IRON ORE IS A
A COMMERCIAL SUCCESS AT ALTOS HORNOS. ENGINEERING AND
MINING JOURNAL. SEPT. 1975, PP. 122-126.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. ALTOS HORNOS: IRON ORE
SLURRY PIPELINE AND PELLET PLANT ARE SLATED TO FEED
MONCLOVA STEEL WORKS. NOV. 1980, PP.103-104.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. AIRGRAM A-16. DEC. 14, 1981,
5 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PLANT APPARENTLY PRODUCES A HEAVY MEDIA PRODUCT, PART OF WHICH IS GROUND AND USED TO FEED AN ONSITE PELLET PLANT. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE REMAINDER, ALONG WITH FINE JIG CONCENTRATES WERE RAILED TO MONCLOVA FOR PELLETIZING. APPARENTLY, THERE IS NOW A NEW SLURRY LINE(88KM) TO TRANSPORT THE CONS TO THE HERCULES MINE WHERE THEY JOIN THE HERCULES CONS IN ANOTHER SLURRY LINE(308KM) TO MONCLOVA. THE LATEST REPORT (11/81) INDICATES THE NEW LINE WILL TAKE 1,500,000MT/YR; THE ONSITE PELLETIZER (BUILT IN 1975) WOULD REQUIRE ANOTHER 400,000MT/YR. THE PELLET PLANT IS A NEW DESIGN AND HAS NEVER REACHED MORE THAN 66PCT OF ITS CAPACITY. THE COMPANY IS REPORTEDLY PLANNING ON UPGRADING ITS MILL TO A COMBINATION FLOTATION/MAGNETIC PLANT AT SOMTIME IN THE FUTURE. DATA RELATING TO THE OREBODY CONFIGURATION, TYPE OF DEPOSIT, ROCKS, MINERALS, ETC. ARE GENERALLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR SPECIFIC DEPOSITS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-OCT-95 | Bolis | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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