Unidad De Taxco

Producer in Guerrero, Mexico with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303160
MAS/MILS ID 2010190005
Record type Site
Current site name Unidad De Taxco
Alternate or previous names Taxco, Pedregal Mine, Minas De Guerro Mine, San Antonio Mine, Taxco Unit, Jesus Mine

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAMES: TAXCO UNIT, PEDREGAL MINE, JESUS MINE, MINAS DE GUERRO MINE, SAN ANTONIO MINE, UNIDAD DE TAXCO ON OLD ADIT. DATA COMINED WITH OTHER MINES IN BH.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -99.58363, 18.55066 (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 Guerrero

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Unknown
Argentite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Ilvaite Unknown
Pyrargyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rhodonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Stolzite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -99.58363, 18.55066

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 2700M
    Width 12M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830812

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1522
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1943
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Taxco

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Industrial Minera Mexico, S. A. (Immsa)
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description 281000 Mtpy
  • Year 1976
    Description 688299 Mtpy
  • Year 1977
    Description 688299 Mtpy
  • Year 1978
    Description 688299 Mtpy
  • Year 1979
    Description 688299 Mtpy
  • Year 1980
    Description 688299 Mtpy
  • Year 1981
    Description 688299 Mtpy

Comments on the production information

  • MOST CONTAINED SILVER IS IN THE LEAD CONCENTRATE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EXACT QUANTITY= 16,941,185 MT
  • DATA FROM PAH REPORT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 518M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method COMBINED METHODS
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 3642
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 302
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE, 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 49.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS

  • Deposit

    NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1976, P. 256.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANALYSIS SYSTEM ECONOMIC PLANNING RTZ, 1973, P. 146.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANALYSIS SYSTEM ECONOMIC PLANNING RTZ, 1973, P. 176.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1972, P. 55.

  • Deposit

    NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1977, P. 314.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    NEW YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, P. 315.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, INDUSTRIAL MINERA MEXICO, S. A.,

  • Deposit

    BAJA, CALIFORNIA 200 MEXICO 7, D. F., 1978, P. 2.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1978, INDUSTRIAL MINERA MEXICO,

  • Deposit

    S.A., BAJA, CALIFORNIA 200 MEXICO 7, D.F., COPY ON FILE

  • Deposit

    AT BUREAU OF MINES IN DENVER, COLORADO.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, NOV. 1980, PP. 115-117.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, INTERNAT. DIR. OF MINING, 1981, P. 319.

  • Deposit

    GROUPO INDUSTRIAL MINERA MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V., ANNUAL

  • Deposit

    REPORT TO MAR. 31, 1980.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, NOV. 1943, P. 106.

  • Deposit

    MINING CLUB OF THE SOUTHWEST, EXCURSION GUIDEBOOK. 2ND

  • Deposit

    MEXICAN MINING RAIL EXCURSION, OCT. 31-NOV. 14, 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-AUG-94 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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