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Naica Mines

Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
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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. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111567
MRDS ID W018922
Record type Site
Current site name Naica Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.50051, 27.86694 (WGS84)
Elevation 1385
Relative position 25 KM BY ROAD SW. OF ESTACION CONCHO, 110 KM SSE. OF CITY OF CHIHUAHUA

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
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation Of Surface Ore

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 > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestone
    Rock description Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.50051, 27.86694
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Broad Nw Trending Dome Or Anticlinorium
Type of structure Local
Structure description Folds, Faults And Fractures. Caves Along Post Mineral Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form CHIMNEYS AND MANTOS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intersections Of Fractures, Walls Of Dikes, Below Anticlinal Noses

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1829
Year of first production 1835

Mining district

District name Naica District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia Fresnillo

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1956 MINE HAD OVER 22 KM OF WORKINGS ON 7 MAIN LEVELS TO 190 M DEPTH

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 584 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 1600 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILSON, I. F., 1956, THE NAICA MINING DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO; INTL. GEOL. CONG., 20TH, GUIDEBOOK A-2 (ENG. TRANS.) P. 46 - 61

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 59.

  • Production

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1975, P. WILSON, I.F., 1956, NAICA DISTRICT P. 48

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHIMNEYS COMMONLY 2 TO 5 M IN DIAMETER, UP TO 50 BY 80 M HORIZONTA SECTION. THE LARGEST MANTO IS 5 TO 6 M THICK OVER AN AREA EXTENDING SEVERAL HUNDRED METERS

Reporter information

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

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