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La Cienega Proyecto Project

Plant in Durango, Mexico with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303507
MAS/MILS ID 2010150004
Record type Site
Current site name La Cienega Proyecto Project

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.31722, 25.03367 (WGS84)
Elevation 2430
Location accuracy 5000(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
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.31722, 25.03367
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1971
Mining method Filled Stopes - Other Filled Stope Methods
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Durango Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minera Mexicana La Cienega, S. A. De C. V.
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Industrias Penoles, S. A. De C. V.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1996
    Description Daily Ore Production 800 Mt Per Day

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 1600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1600000mt ore
    Total resources 1600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 297 g/mt Silver Major 1991
    Gold Au 2.1 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Lead Pb 1.2 wt-pct Lead Minor 1991
    Zinc Zn 1 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 2100000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2100000mt ore
    Total resources 2100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 143 g/mt Silver Major 1991
    Gold Au 6.1 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Lead Pb 0.8 wt-pct Lead Minor 1991
    Zinc Zn 0.7 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 3700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3700000mt ore
    Total resources 3700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 210 g/mt Silver Major 1991
    Gold Au 4.3 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Lead Pb 0.97 wt-pct Lead Minor 1991
    Zinc Zn 0.8 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1991

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General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-JUN-1997 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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