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Charcas Mine

Producer in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with commodities Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089349
MRDS ID W018916
Record type Site
Current site name Charcas Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.11066, 23.13018 (WGS84)
Elevation 2027
Relative position 120 KM N. OF CITY OF SAN LUIS POTOSI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico San Luis Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limestone Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Wall Rock Alteration

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Shales
    Rock description Shales

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.11066, 23.13018
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1910

Ownership information

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^6.2 % Zn, .5 % Pb, .38 % Cu, 102 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 102g/mt
    Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 6wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 4900000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 7.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Silver Ag 100 g/mt Silver Major 1975
    Lead Pb 0.7 wt-pct Lead Minor 1975
    Copper Cu 0.31 wt-pct Copper Minor 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 1300000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 8.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Silver Ag 113 g/mt Silver Major 1975
    Lead Pb 0.6 wt-pct Lead Minor 1975
    Copper Cu 0.41 wt-pct Copper Minor 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM ONE - PROBABLE. ITEM TWO - POSSIBLE
  • ITEM ONE - PROBABLE. ITEM TWO - POSSIBLE.

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 329 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 900 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOZANO, J.M.M., 1967, GEOLOGIA Y MINERALIZACION DE LOS PRINCIPALES DISTRITOS DEL ESTADO DE SAN LUIS POTOSI; GEOLOGIA Y METALURGIA V. 3 NO. 20 P. 26 - 29

  • Production

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY, 1976, P 255. LOZAN, J. M. M., 1967, GEOLOGIA Y METALLURGIA V 3, NO 20 P. 29.

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1976, P. 255

Reporter information

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

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