Real De Catorce

Producer in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with commodity Silver
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158107
MAS/MILS ID 2010450012
Record type Site
Current site name Real De Catorce
Alternate or previous names Catorce

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -100.85037, 23.68374 (WGS84)
Elevation 2042

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
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -100.85037, 23.68374

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Restauradora De Las Minas De Catorce, S. A. De Cl Grulat
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1992
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Britannia Gold Corp.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE MINE HAS BEEN PRODUCING ON AND OFF SINCE 1772.
  • RESERVES QUOTED ARE FOR JANUARY 1988. SOURCE: MINAS MEXICANAS, TOMO 4, 1988 P. 76

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INST. DE GEOL.,U.N.A.M.,'YACIMIENTOS DE ESTANO EN MEX.',FIG.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, NEW

  • Deposit

    YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, 318 P.

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1979-80 WORLD MINES REGISTER: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF-

  • Deposit

    ORNIA, MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, 1979, 134 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 19 AUG, 75 NO WRITTEN REPORT INCLUDED DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION. ECONOMIC VALUE OF THIS DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN. THE MINE HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-MAR-1995 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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