| Deposit ID | 10182171 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 2010170025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bolanitos |
| Geographic coordinates: | -101.33368, 21.04635 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Guanajuato |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Acanthite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Electrum | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| (1) | -101.33368, 21.04635 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Negociacion Minera Santa Lucia, S. A. De C. V. |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lacana Mining Corp. |
| Interest | 30 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minera Mexicana Penoles |
| Interest | 33 |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Fresnillo S. A. |
| Interest | 37 |
| Home office | Mexico |
| Year | 1979 |
| Year | 1976 |
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| Description | 7,721 Tonnes Of Ore Mined And Milled |
| Year | 1977 |
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| Description | 18,257 Tonnes Of Ore Mined And Milled |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 300000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 300000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 300000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 2010170025 |
MINING MAGAZINE, JUNE 1976, P. 497: SILVER DEVELOPMENTS
MOVE AHEAD IN MEXICO.
MINING MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 1979, P. 110: SILVER MINING AT
LAS TORRES.
WORLD MINING, SEPTEMBER 1977, P. 78: GUANAJUATO GROUP
REVIVES MEXICAN SILVER DISTRICT; FOUR MINES, NEW MILL.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BOLANITOS IS LOCATED APPROX. 4 KM. WEST OF THE CEBADA MINE. AN OLD SHAFT NEAR THE ADIT PORTAL, THE SAN LUIS, HAS BEEN RECONDITIONAD AND SUNK FROM 42M DEPTH TO L05 METERS. LEVELS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN AT 42M, 70M, 84M, AND A CRUSHING STATION AND LOADING POCKETS ARE PLANNED BELOW THE 84 METE LEVEL. PRODUCTION AT BOLANITOS IS CURRENTLY ONLY SOME 100-125 TONNE/DAY BUT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LARGE INCREASES IN THE LEVEL OF PRODUCTION. FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS SEE 2010170017: THE LAS TORRES MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Peterson, Gary R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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