Tocayos

Producer in Zacatecas, Mexico with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, 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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182523
MAS/MILS ID 2010610051
Record type Site
Current site name Tocayos
Alternate or previous names Tocayos Unit Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.61715, 23.63374 (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 Zacatecas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.61715, 23.63374

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Filled Stopes - Inclined Cut and Fill

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minera Mexicana Sombrereta, S. A.
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Fresnillo Co.
    Interest 49
    Home office Mexico
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sombrerete Mining Co.
    Interest 51
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1978

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR: MIN. MEX. SOMB.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 573000mt ore
    Total resources 573000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 200 g/mt Silver Major 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SILLITOE, R. H., A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MEXICAN PORPHYRY

  • Deposit

    COPPER BELT: INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY, TRANS-

  • Deposit

    ACTIONS, SECTION B, AUGUST 1976. P. B170-B199.

  • Deposit

    1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY

  • Deposit

    OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, NEW YORK, MC-

  • Deposit

    GRAW-HILL, 1978, P. 101, 317.

  • Deposit

    1979-1980 WORLD MINES REGISTER, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,

  • Deposit

    MILLER FREEMAN, 1979, P. 135.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6/27/97--CONFIRMED AS PRODUCING BY JAVIER MOYA, US EMBASSY IN MEXICO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-JUN-1997 Smith Ewu U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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