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Taxco Mines

Producer in Guerrero, Mexico with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073106
MRDS ID W018930
Record type Site
Current site name Taxco Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.01696, 19.53395 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Relative position 27 KM NORTH OF NARANJO, 163 KM SOUTH BY ROAD FROM MEXICO CITY.

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

Comments on the location information

  • ALT. FOR BABILONIA GROUP IS 1450 - 1625 M

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Schist;Limestone;Shale (Calcareous)
    Rock description Schist;Limestone;Shale (Calcareous)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.01696, 19.53395
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Numerous Faults

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS & BEDS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults (Vein Deposits) Favorable Host Rock Lithology (Replacement Beds In Shale)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1940

Mining district

District name Taxco District

Ownership information

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2.4 % Zn, 2.8 % Pb, 165 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 165g/mt
    Minor Ore Lead Lead 3wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 6650000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1974
    Lead Pb 2.8 wt-pct Lead Major 1974
    Silver Ag 145 g/mt Silver Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 1280000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1974
    Lead Pb 2.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1974
    Silver Ag 84 g/mt Silver Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 665000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1974
    Lead Pb 2.8 wt-pct Lead Major 1974
    Silver Ag 145 g/mt Silver Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 128000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1974
    Lead Pb 2.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1974
    Silver Ag 84 g/mt Silver Major 1974

Comments on development

  • SILVER AND TIN MINED AS EARLY AS 1519 ; MILL.CAP: 365 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1974 ; ECON.COM: 1000 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FOWLER, G. M. ET AL, 1948, THE TAXCO MINING DISTRICT, GUERRERO; INTL. GEOL. CONG. 18TH, SYMP. ON ORES OF PB, ZN, P 107 - 116

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ INTL DIRECTORY 1975, P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BABILONIA VEIN SYSTEM: 2-10 M WIDE AT SURFACE 1 M AT DEPTH. MI CARMEN VEIN IS 1 - 3 M THICK. EL COBRE VEIN IS UP TO 2.5 M WIDE. ENTIRE GROUP IS ABOUT 600 M LONG, 150 M DEEP

Reporter information

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

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