| Deposit ID | 10303826 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 2190150004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vesubio Pb-Zn Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.54993, 13.93089 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nicaragua(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Nicaragua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -84.54993, 13.93089 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pis-Pis |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Neptune Mining Co. |
| Home office | Nicaragua |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Interest | 52 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rosario Resources Corp. |
| Interest | 36 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1361000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1361000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1361000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 214M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2190150004 |
PRIVATE REPORT-1975.
75 E/MJ INT.DIR.,P.251
75176 MINES REGISTER,P.122.
METALS SOURCEBOOK,MAR.11,1974,ITEM B1811.
E/MJ DEC.1971.V.172,NEWS BRIEFS,IN CENT.AM.,NICARAGUA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 76-RCD 601-605-RESERVE GRADE &TONNAGE INCLUDES VESUBIO PB MINE AND BONANZA AU-AG MINE(SEC # 15-003). 76-RCD CC0&CC1-CONC.TRUCKED TO RIO PRINZAPALRA,THEN BARGED T PUERTO ISABEL 2 KM S OF PRINZAPALCA FOR OCEAN SHIPPING TO SMELTER AT CORPUS CHRISTI,TEX. 76-RCD 620-LONG-HOLE BLASTING,TIMBERED STOPES(SHRINKAGE) WIT ANIZED CUT&FILL. TOTAL PRODUCTION COSTS(VESUBIO&BONANZA MINES):$51.67/TONNE O MILLED.BREAKDOWN:OPER.COST-$24.90,SMELTING-$24.90,ADMIN.-$ CONC.PLANT&MINE COMPLETED IN 1971 AT COST OF $3,000,000. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.