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Cuale

Producer in Jalisco, Mexico with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206011
MAS/MILS ID 2010230019
Record type Site
Current site name Cuale

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.11717, 20.36727 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(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 Jalisco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.11717, 20.36727
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 MASS SULFIDE
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830714

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1981
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Jalisco, Mexico

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Zimapan S. A. De C. V.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrias Penoles S. A. De C. V.
    Interest 40
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrias Penoles S. A. De C. V
    Interest 60
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1982

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 1399999mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 151 g/mt Silver Trace 1982
    Gold Au 1.2 g/mt Gold Trace 1982
    Lead Pb 1.1 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 4.4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Copper Cu 0.2999 wt-pct Copper 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 400000mt ore
    Total resources 400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.99 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TWO MINING METHODS ARE EMPLOYED-SUBLEVEL STOPING WITH LONGHOLE DRILLING AND ROOM AND PILLAR. SUBLEVEL STOPING PRODUCES 600 MTPD AND ROOM AND PILLAR PRODUCES 500 MTPD. MILL PRODUCES BOTH LEAD AND ZINC CONCENTRATES. REFERENCE: MINAS MEXICANAS, TOMO 4, 1988 PP. 27-40. NO RESERVE INFORMATION PROVIDED. DATA NOT RECENT.

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
    Capacity 900
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 18.17
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 333
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANON., FRESNILLO: FINDING WAYS TO EXPAND, E/MJ, NOV. 1980,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 148.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE, 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 48.

  • Deposit

    AMAX, INC., 1980, ANN. RPT.

  • Deposit

    CUMMING, G.L., S.E. KESLER, AND D. KRSTIC, 1979, ISOTOPIC

  • Deposit

    COMPOSITION OF LEAD IN MEXICAN MINERAL DEPOSITS, ECON.

  • Deposit

    GEOL., VOL. 74, PP. 1395-1407.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAS PENOLES S.A. DE C.V., 1980, ANN. RPT.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAS PENOLES PURSUES AGGRESSIVE EXPANSION POLICY,

  • Deposit

    AUG. 15, 1980, MINING JOUR., P. 136.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1996 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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