| Deposit ID | 10182490 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2010610004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sombrerete |
| Alternate or previous names | San Martin |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.73515, 23.44874 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Zacatecas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Unknown |
| Argentite | Unknown |
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Azurite | Unknown |
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Cerussite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Cuprite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Smithsonite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Tremolite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -103.73515, 23.44874 |
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| Thickness | 20M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1555 |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes - Other Filled Stope Methods |
| Year of first production | 1951 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Sombrerete |
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| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Industrial Minera Mexico, S. A. (Immsa) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1989 |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | 363599 Mtpy |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | 363599 Mtpy |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Description | 417000 Mtpy |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 21000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2010610004 |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE, 1993,
P. 49.
INDUSTRIAL MINERA MEXICO S.A. HEAD OFFICE:BAJA CALIFORNIA 20
MEXICO 7,D.F. MEXICO
MINE OFFICE: UNIDAD SAN MARTIN, SOMBRERETE, ZACATECAS,MEX
RTZ MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM
COMISION RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES, BOLETIN 73, 1973.
EMJ 1975 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORYOF MINING
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AUG76-RCO 040- THE MINE IS LOCATED 2 KM FROM SAN MARTIN V AND 13 KM FROM SOMBRERETE TOWN. IT IS 138 KM ESE FROM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-MAR-1997 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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