Chino Concentrator

Plant in Grant county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10296480
MAS/MILS ID 0350170101
Record type Site
Current site name Chino Concentrator
Alternate or previous names Chino Concentrator,Smelter,Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -108.12201, 32.72592 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hurley East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mimbres(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Grant

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) Piedmont alluvial deposits

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Phelps Dodge Mining Co./Phelps Dodge Corp.
    Interest 66.7
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Heisei Minerals (Mitsubishi Materials Co.)
    Interest 33.3
    Home office Japan
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kennecott Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JAN-97 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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