| Deposit ID | 10158027 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 2010210005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Monte & El Carrizal |
| Alternate or previous names | El Monte and El Carrizal, Zimapan, Carrizal Area, Zimapan/Carrizal Unit Old Seq#, 2010210006 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -99.38363, 20.75057 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1780 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
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| Mexico | Queretaro De Arteaga |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Jamesonite | Unknown |
| Meneghinite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -99.38363, 20.75057 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1632 |
| Mining method | Open Stope |
| Year of first production | 1920 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Zimapan |
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| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Cia. Fresnillo S. A. De C. V. |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Industrias Penoles, S. A. De C. V. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1342000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1342000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1342000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2492990mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2492990mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2492990mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1371584mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1371584mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1371584mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 3864574mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3864574mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3864574mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2010210005 |
ROVIROSA, NOCOLAS Y., HYDROMET MAY FREE SMALL LEAD DISTRICTS FROM THE SMELTER, MINING ENGINEERING, FEB. 1979, PP 147-149
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, 1978 PP 153, 318.
MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, 1981 PP 327, 332.
INDUSTRIAS PENOLES, S.A. DE C.V., PENOLES GRUPO MINAS, COMPANY REPORT, CIA. FRESNILLO, S.A. DE C.V., UNIDAD ZIMAPAN, JUNIO (JUNE), 1991.
| Subject category | Comment text |
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| Deposit | PROPERTY FILE 2010210006; "ZIMAPAN-CARRIZAL UNIT" WAS DELETED FROM THE MAS DATA BASE. THIS PROPERTY FILE 2010210005 "EL MONTE & EL CARRIZAL" COVERS THE SAME MINES IN THE CARRIZAL- ZIMAPAN AREA. THE COMMENTS BELOW ARE INCORRECT AND IN NEED OF UPDATING BY THE CURRENT COMMODITY SPECIALIST FOR THIS PORPERTY FILE. CURRENT DATA FOR THIS PROPERTY IS AVAILABLE FORM BIBLI. REFF. "R" RECORDS, 1 TO 3. THERE ARE OVER 20 KNOWN MINES IN THE EL MONTE AREA, MOST CLOSED AND IN DISREPAIR. CURRENT PRODUCTION OF 350 MT/DAY COMES FROM SEVERAL OPERATIONS. THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE MIGUEL HIDALGO MINE. THERE ARE OVER 20 KNOWN MINES IN THE CARRIZAL MINING AREA. MOST CLOSED AND IN DISREPAIR. CURRENT PRODUCTION OF 200 MT/DAY COMES FROM THE LOS BALCONES AND LOMO DE TORO MINES. 6/27/97--CONFIRMED AS PRODUCING BY JAVIER MOYA, US EMBASSY IN MEXICO. HE ALSO SAID THIS IS PRIMARILY A LEAD/ZINC MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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| Reporter | 27-JUN-1997 | Difrancesco, Carl A. / Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.