(Facility) Chihuahua Smelter

Plant in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Cadmium, Lead, Smelter, 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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133014
MAS/MILS ID 2010111046
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Chihuahua Smelter
Alternate or previous names Chihuahua Plant Smelter, Avalos

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -106.10053, 28.66695 (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 Chihuahua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Lead, Smelter Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -106.10053, 28.66695

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Industrial Minera Mexico, S. A. (Immsa)
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • IMMSA IS A SUBSIDIARY OF MEXICO DESARROLLO INDUSTIAL MINERO, S.A (MEDIMSA), WHICH IS 34% OWNED BY ASARCO INC.

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Description Zinc Oxide 11835 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Zinc Zinc 11835mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Lead Bullion 63504 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 63504mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Zinc Oxide 9867 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Zinc Zinc 9867mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Lead Bullion 70665 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 70665mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Cadmium Oxide 774 Mt Commod/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Cadmium Cadmium 774mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1978 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL

  • Deposit

    PROCESSING OPERATIONS, P. 314.

  • Deposit

    LEAD-1977/BY J.P. RYAN AND J.M. HAGUE. U.S. DEPT. OF THE

  • Deposit

    INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINES, 1977, P. 9.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-1994 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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