Cananea

Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Silver
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  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. Links to other databases
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232623
MRDS ID MX00002
MAS/MILS ID 2010490125
Record type Site
Current site name Cananea
Related records 10279615, 10048836

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.31736, 30.95435 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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 Sonora

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.31736, 30.95435

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Companhia Minera De Cananea
    Year 1994
    First year 1985

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FROM USGS MRDS MX00002 - FILE LINK CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-SEP-94 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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