| Deposit ID | 10255594 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700093 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 2010130015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Las Hercules |
| Related records | 10084873 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.68296, 28.12697 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Emory Peak OE S(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Michoacan De Ocampo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -103.68296, 28.12697 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Fundidora Monterrey Sa |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Altos Hornos De Mexico |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Pellet Feed 3000000 Mt/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 105000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 105000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 105000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2010130015 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700093 | MAS references MRDS |
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. MEXICO- GROWING INDUSTRY
WILL TAP EXTENSIVE RESERVES. NOV. 1974, P. 98.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. AIRGRAM A-09, JULY 15, 1981, 19 PP.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. AIRGRAM A-16. DEC. 14, 1981, 5 PP.
SIDERMEX. A DESCRIPTION OF THE SIDERMEX GROUP OF COMPANIES.
COMPANY BROCHURE. 1979(?), 65 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VERY LITTLE DATA IS AVAILABLE ON THE LAS HERCULES MINE. REPORTEDLY IT IS TO REPLACE THE PRODUCTION OF THE MERCADO MINE, WHICH IS TO BE DEPLETED BY 1982-1983. THE PLANT AND EQUIPMENT ARE TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM MERCADO TO HERCULES IN TWO STAGES (1979 AND 1982-1983). A PIPELINE WAS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1982 TO TRANSPORT THE CONCENTRATES 308KM TO MONCLOVA. ALL COSTS SHOWN IN THE DATA BASE ARE ESTIMATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS. MONCLOVA PELLET PLANT OPERATING COST IS ESTIMATED AT $8.44/MT(1981US$). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-OCT-1995 | Bolis | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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