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Los Verdes

Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Tungsten
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  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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304597
MRDS ID MX00034
MAS/MILS ID 2010490028
Record type Site
Current site name Los Verdes
Alternate or previous names Los Verdes Mine
Related records 10048864

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.15201, 28.37244 (WGS84)
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 Sonora

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.15201, 28.37244
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name Sonora

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia Minera Constelacion S. A. De C. V.
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cominco Resources International Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • CIA MINERA CORONADO S.A. DE C.V. IS A SUBSIDIARY OF SERVICIOS INDUSTRIALES PENOLES S.C.

Comments on the production information

  • PRESENT PRODUCTION VARIES BETWEEN 2-3 MT/MONTH OF 35 PERCENT WO3.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 6360000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6360000mt ore
    Total resources 6360000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.2 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 6500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6500000mt ore
    Total resources 6500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.12 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1988
    Copper Cu 0.93 wt-pct Copper Minor 1988
    Molybdenum Mo 0.18 wt-pct Molybdenum Minor 1988
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Inferred 6500000mt ore
    Total resources 6500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.9 wt-pct Copper Minor 1994
    Molybdenum Mo 0.2 wt-pct Molybdenum Minor 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES AT THE 75 PERCENT PROBABILITY LEVEL ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 3 MILLION MT AT 0.29 WO3. THE ESTIMATE FOR THE 50 PERCENT LEVEL IS 7 MILLION MT AT 0.20 WO3. M1C1=M9C4.
  • RESOURCES AS OF 1/83.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 50
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 19.48
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 11.15
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • CONCENTRATE FROM LOS VERDES IS PRESENTLY SOLD TO TELEDYN IN THE USA. ORE IS DELIVERED TO THE BORDER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    URIARTE, MIGUEL ALVAREZ & PARTIDA, ALEJANDRO BERNAL;

  • Reserve-Resource

    TUNGSTEN AND ITS' COMPOUNDS; DEPT. OF ECONOMIC STUDIES,

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMERCIO EXTERIOR DE MEXICO, JULY 1977. P 281.

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMINCO RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, LTD., 1987 ANNUAL REPORT,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 15.

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMINCO RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL LTD., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT,

  • Deposit

    DAVY MCKEE CORP. DEPOSIT PROFILE REPORT-LOS VERDES MINE,

  • Deposit

    SONORA, MEXICO. JUNE, 1982.

  • Deposit

    SAME PROPERTY AS USGS-MRDS #MX00034.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-AUG-1995 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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