Naica

Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Cadmium, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10181941
MAS/MILS ID 2010110010
Record type Site
Current site name Naica
Alternate or previous names Naica Mine, Mina Gibraltar

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAME: MINA GILBRALTAR. FORMERLY LISTED UNDER SEQ. NO. 2010009001A. ORIGINALLY FUNDED IN 1981.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.50051, 27.86697 (WGS84)
Elevation 1380
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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
Cadmium Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.50051, 27.86697

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 DOLOMITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 790531

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1794
Mining method Filled Stopes - Inclined Cut and Fill
Year of first production 1951
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Naica District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Fresnillo, S. A. De C. V.
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrias Penoles, S. A. De C. V.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1991

Comments on the ownership information

  • COMPANIA FRESNILLO, S.A. IS 60 PERCENT OWNED BY INDUSTRIAS PENOLES, S.A (MEXICO) AND 40 PERCENT BY ROSARIO RESOURCES (CONTROLLED AMAX U.S.).

Comments on the production information

  • MOST CONTAINED SILVER IS IN THE LEAD CONCENTRATE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA FROM PAH REPORT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method INCLINED CUT AND FILL 10-65
    Percent Recovery 100
    Number of Shafts 2
    Capacity 2417
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 302
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1980.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 31.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIA DE LOS DISTRITOS MINEROSEN EL DISTRITO NAICA, ESTAD

  • Deposit

    CHIHUAHUA. COMPANIA FRESNILLO S.A. ENG. ERASMO A. DUARTE

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS-MEXICO,

  • Deposit

    CONFIDENTIAL REPORT TO DAVY MCKEE CORP. FOR MINE/DEPOSIT

  • Deposit

    PROFILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, 1980

  • Deposit

    FRESILLO FINDING WAY TO EXPAND ENGINEERING AND MINING

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL, NOV. 1980.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-APR-1995 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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