Bismark

Plant in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Antimony, Bismuth, Copper, Gold, Iron, Lead, Manganese, Selenium, 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 10215570
MRDS ID MX02014
MAS/MILS ID 2010110524
Record type Site
Current site name Bismark
Related records 10049395, 10288333

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.58449, 31.23266 (WGS84)
Elevation 1320
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Paso(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Selenium Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -107.58449, 31.23266

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1979
Mining method Filled Stopes
Year of first production 1992
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minas Penoles, Sa De Cv
    Interest 90
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Industriales Banamex, Sa De Cv (Pibsa)
    Interest 10
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banamex
    Interest 10
    Year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 8500000mt ore
    Total resources 8500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.2 wt-pct Copper Trace 1994
    Lead Pb 0.5 wt-pct Lead Trace 1994
    Zinc Zn 8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1994
    Silver Ag 50 g/mt Silver Trace 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAPTONSTALL, J.C., "BISMARK: MEXICO'S NEW MAJOR ZINC MINE",

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, APRIL, 1994, PP. 295 - 302.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FROM USGS MRDS MX02014 - FILE LINK CIMRI *COUNTY OF JANOS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-OCT-95 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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