Tonichi/Las Trincheras

Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Graphite
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158052
MAS/MILS ID 2010490012
Record type Site
Current site name Tonichi/Las Trincheras

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -109.56733, 28.61693 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 10000(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 Sonora

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -109.56733, 28.61693

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sonora Mexico

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Explotadora Sonorense De Grafito Srl.
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
    Last year 1993

Comments on the ownership information

  • BOTH MINES ARE OWNED/OPERATED BY EXPLOTADORA SONORENSE DE GRAFITO SRL.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM BOTH MINES APPROXIMATELY 8,000 ST CRUDE ORE/YR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEXICO, OPPORTUNITES IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 29TH FORUM ON

  • Deposit

    THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, BY, A. ALATORRE, P.

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, H. MCVEY, K SANTINI, LAND BEACH, CALIF. APRIL 25-

  • Deposit

    30, 1993, PAGES 29-30.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAS DATA FILE FOR TWO MINES LOCATED NEAR THE TOWNS OF TONICHI AND LAS TRINCHERAS. THE LAT/LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF TONICHI NO LAT/LONG WAS FOUND FOR THE TOWN OF LAS TRINCHERAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-APR-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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