San Luis Potosi

Plant in Michoacan De Ocampo, Mexico with commodities Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Silver, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Zinc, Refiner
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. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206418
MAS/MILS ID 2010131029
Record type Site
Current site name San Luis Potosi

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -100.93367, 22.2338 (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 Michoacan De Ocampo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -100.93367, 22.2338

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1982
Plant type Smelter/Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrial Minera Mexico, S. A. (Immsa)
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • IMMSA IS A SUBSIDIARY OF MEXICO DESARROLLO INDUSTRIAL MINERO, S.A. (MEDIMSA), WHICH IS 34% OWNED BY ASARCO INC.

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Description Refined Zinc 45893 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 45893mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Refined Zinc 61640 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 61640mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Refined Zinc 68104 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc, Refiner Zinc 68104mt

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE GIVEN FOR SULFUR IS FOR SULFURIC ACID.

Comments on other economic factors

  • CONCENTRATE SOURCES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MINES: CHARCAS, TAXCO, SANTA BARBARA, AND SAN MARTIN, WITH MINOR CONTRIBUTIONS COMING FROM PARRAL, VELARDENA, AND TECOLOTE, AND RESIDUES FROM THE CHIHUAHUA LEAD SMELTER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KAISER ENGINEERING REPORT, 1987

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-OCT-1992 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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