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El Orita/San Geronimo

Producer in Mexico with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206035
MAS/MILS ID 2010010005
Record type Site
Current site name El Orita/San Geronimo
Alternate or previous names El Orita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -102.30041, 21.88381 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG FROM GEN LOC OF STATE OF AGUAS-CALIENTE. NO RECENT DATA.
  • LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE IS TAKEN FROM A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE STATE AGUAS, CALIENTE, MEXICO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -102.30041, 21.88381
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia Minera Real De Asientos Y Anexos S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Measured 300000mt ore
    Demonstrated 300000mt ore
    Total resources 300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Trace 1973
    Lead Pb 2.2 wt-pct Lead Trace 1973
    Zinc Zn 2.8 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1973
    Silver Ag 99.23 g/mt Silver Trace 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    STAFF, MINING ANALYSIS SYSTEM ECONOMIC PLANNING RTZ, 1975,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 267.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PROFORMA

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS, MAY 27, 1975, 267 P.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,

  • Deposit

    NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, P. 314.

  • Deposit

    THE WORLD-WIDE DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS, 1976-77, P. 117.

  • Deposit

    NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1976, P. 255.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1992 Nazarian / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

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