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La Minita

Plant in Mexico with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158200
MAS/MILS ID 2010290012
Record type Site
Current site name La Minita

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -103.28542, 18.86894 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -103.28542, 18.86894
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Capela S. A. De C. V.
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrias Penoles S. A. De C. V.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1989

Comments on the production information

  • MOST RECOVERED SILVER IS IN THE LEAD CONCENTRATE.
  • UNITS OF CAPACITY ARE IN MT ORE/YEAR. UNITS OF OUTPUT ARE IN MT CONC/YEAR.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 3600000mt ore
    Total resources 3600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 0.4 wt-pct Lead Minor 1993
    Silver Ag 60 g/mt Silver Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NOTES FROM, JULY, 1992; RESERVES AS OF NOV., 1987.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 72.7
    Capacity 660000
    Year of Information 1989

Comments on other economic factors

  • UNITS OF CAPACITY ARE IN MT ORE/YEAR.
  • UNITS OF CAPACITY ARE IN MT ORE/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE, 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    PP. 38, 44, 48.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-AUG-1994 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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