| Deposit ID | 10206015 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00346 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 2010490025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cumobabi |
| Alternate or previous names | Cumobabi Mine, Minera Cumobabi, San Judas Pit |
| Related records | 10106943 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.97144, 29.87239 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1700 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -109.97144, 29.87239 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1966 |
| Year of first production | 1981 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minera Cumobabi, S. A. De C. V. |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grupo Frisco |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Molybdenum Concentrate Grade Is 54 Pct. 307000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Concentrate Grade Is 18 Pct. 700000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 207423000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 207423000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 207423000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2010490025 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00346 | MAS references MRDS |
PAZOUR, DONALD A. MEXICO JOINS MOLY LEAGUE COMOBABI NOW
MINING ORE. WORLD MINING, JULY 1980.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 11/80, P. 165, 167.
OLIVO DEL RIO, HECTOR H., MARTINEZ VILLA, JESUS CARLOS, AND
VIZCURRA SAENZ, MIGUEL ANGEL, "CAMOBABI", 3/86,
PP. 9-30, IN "MINAS MEXICANAS", TOMO 3, 1987, AMERICAN
INSTITUTE OF MINING METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM
ENGINEERS, SECCION MEXICO, SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC
GEOLOGISTS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAME AS USGS MRDS MX00346 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-OCT-95 | C M P | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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