Avino

Producer in Durango, Mexico with commodities Copper, Gold, 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 10230123
MAS/MILS ID 2010150026
Record type Site
Current site name Avino
Alternate or previous names Avino Mine, Durango Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -104.23376, 24.5171 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Durango

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -104.23376, 24.5171

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Avino Mines And Resources Ltd.
    Interest 49
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ysita Family
    Interest 51
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1993

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 4540000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4540000mt ore
    Total resources 4540000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.51 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Silver Ag 124 g/mt Silver Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Minor 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FROM SITE VISIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE, 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 31.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, V. 125, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1971, P. 269.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1979, P. 55.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1979, P. 67.

  • Deposit

    THE WORLD -WIDE DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS; 1976-1979, P. 113.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1971, VOL. 125, NO. 3, 269 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1978, 303 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6/27/97--CONFIRMED AS PRODUCING BY JAVIER MOYA AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN MEXICO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-JUN-1997 Aguirre, C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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