Chihuahua

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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 10206048
MAS/MILS ID 2010110024
Record type Site
Current site name Chihuahua
Alternate or previous names Chihuahua Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.08383, 28.63355 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.08383, 28.63355

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minera Del Norte S. A.
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Fundidora Monterrey S. A. Group
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 500000mt ore
    Total resources 500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 13 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1975
    Lead Pb 2 wt-pct Lead Trace 1975
    Silver Ag 113.4 g/mt Silver Trace 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING ANALYSIS SYSTEM ECONOMIC PLANING RTZ, 1975, P. 192.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANALYSIS SYSTEM ECOMOMIC PLANING RTZ, 1975, P. 170.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    THE WORLD-WIDE DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS, 1976-77, P. 116.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1995 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.