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San Martin Mine

Producer in Zacatecas, Mexico with commodities Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073104
MRDS ID W018926
Record type Site
Current site name San Martin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.00042, 23.00047 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Zacatecas

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR ZACATECAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.00042, 23.00047
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS, BEDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1958

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Industrial Minera Mexico, S. A. (Immsa)

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^7.8 % Zn, .89 % Cu, .26 % Pb, 116 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 116g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 8wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 10400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.54 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Copper Cu 1.22 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Silver Ag 140 g/mt Silver Major 1975
    Lead Pb 0.17 wt-pct Lead Minor 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 5560000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Copper Cu 1.35 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Silver Ag 167 g/mt Silver Major 1975
    Lead Pb 0.18 wt-pct Lead Minor 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 104000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.54 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Copper Cu 1.22 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Silver Ag 140 g/mt Silver Major 1975
    Lead Pb 0.17 wt-pct Lead Minor 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 556000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Copper Cu 1.35 wt-pct Copper Major 1975
    Silver Ag 167 g/mt Silver Major 1975
    Lead Pb 0.18 wt-pct Lead Minor 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM ONE - PROBABLE. ITEM TWO - POSSIBLE.

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 274 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 750 MTPD MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAUSCH, D. O., MARIACHER, B. C., 1970; AIME SYMPOSIUM ON PB-ZN; V. 1, P 924-925

  • Production

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY 1976, P. 256

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1976, P. 256

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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