| Deposit ID | 10199097 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350170201 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Continental Mill No 1 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.08561, 32.85431 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Santa Rita Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017 S | 012 W | 04 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Plant (1) | -108.08561, 32.85431 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cobre Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Metallic Ventures, Inc. (Ownes Cobre Mining Co.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mueller Industries, Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Kansas |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U. V. Industries |
| ID | 2900731 |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350170201 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2900731 |
SIXTY FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT NM STATE MINE INSPECTOR
NMBM INDEX
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-JAN-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/01/2018 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2900731 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Continental Mill Complex |
| Current operator | Freeport-McMoRan Cobre Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Freeport-McMoRan Inc |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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