Monterrey

Plant in Nuevo Leon, Mexico with commodities Antimony, Bismuth, Gold, Lead, Silver
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10215451
MAS/MILS ID 2010352046
Record type Site
Current site name Monterrey
Alternate or previous names Monterrey Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.33366, 25.66707 (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 Nuevo Leon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.33366, 25.66707

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Industrial Minera Mexico, S. A. (Immsa)
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 100 wt-pct Lead Major 1988
    Silver Ag 99.4 g/mt Silver Minor 1988
    Gold Au 99.99 g/mt Gold Minor 1988
    Bismuth Bi 96.5 wt-pct Bismuth Minor 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO RECENT DATA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *CRU MONITOR, LEAD, DEC. 1993, P.7.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLOSURE OF THE REFINERY WAS EXPECTED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-1995 Zimbelman U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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