| Deposit ID | 10206092 |
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| MRDS ID | MX02133 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 2010110014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Plomosas |
| Related records | 10106944, 10206302 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.10051, 28.96024 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| (1) | -105.10051, 28.96024 |
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| Thickness | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 2000M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1832 |
| Year of first production | 1968 |
| District name | Plomosas District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 11000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2010110014 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02133 | MAS references MRDS |
LOS RECURSOS NATURALES DE MEXICO,CNRNNR 1973.
GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE PLOMOSAS, ENG FRANCISCO ESCA
,ASARCO MEXICANA S.A.,1972.
RTZ MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, 1975.
EMJ 1975,INT DIR OF MINING
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AUG76-RCO 040- 118 KM E FROM CHIHUAHUA CITY (90KM PAVE THE PICACHOS RAILROAD STATION IS 7 KM FROM THE MINE. PICACHOS TO CHIHUAHUA IS 128 KM, GOOD AIRSTRIP SERVICE MAINTAIN BY THE MINE COMPANY. AUG76-RCO 101- GRADE RESERVES FIGURES FROM FOLLOWING SOURCES COLUMN 2= ASARCO MEXICANA S.A. REPORT BY ING SERGIO RAMIR COLUMN 3= RTZ MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM,MAY 25.1975. CO 4 & 5 EMJ INT DIR OF MINING,1975 AUG76-RCO 151-TOTAL OPERATING COST= $13.37 PER TON OF ORE MI (MINING $2.8, MILLING $3.48,DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL MINE SMELTING $29.7, GEN ADMIN $.74, TAX & OTHERS $2.23. TOTAL TION COST PER TON OF ORE MILLED= $46.04 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Aguirre, C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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