Potosi Mine

Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085142
MRDS ID W700685
Record type Site
Current site name Potosi Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.8672, 28.60025 (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 Chihuahua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.8672, 28.60025

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY BETWEEN 150,000 AND 300,000 TONNES/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46.

  • Deposit

    USGS LATIN AMERICAN ARCHIVES, 1998.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey ADDED ESTIMATED LOCATION, DEPOSIT TYPE
Updater 24-AUG-98 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.