Unidad Reforma

Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230171
MAS/MILS ID 2010110016
Record type Site
Current site name Unidad Reforma

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.14778, 26.9592 (WGS84)
Elevation 600

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.14778, 26.9592

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N05E
    Dip 60E
    Thickness 6M
    Length 600M
    Width 120M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N05E:60E
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Reforma

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia Minera La Campana,S. A. (Controled By Penoles)
    Interest 100
    Home office Mexico
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 1270000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1270000mt ore
    Total resources 1270000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 8.5 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1976
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Trace 1976
    Lead Pb 3 wt-pct Lead Trace 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method CAVING METHODS
    Number of Shafts 2
    Capacity 550
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 4.1
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NOTAS SOBRE LA GEOLOGIA DE LA MINA REFORMA,MUNICIPIO DE URIQ

  • Deposit

    CHIHUAHUA ING GUSTAVO AGUILAR A.1972.CO:MIN.LA CAMPANA S.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE REPORT

  • Deposit

    LOS RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES DE MEXICO, BUL73,CRNNR

  • Deposit

    EMJ 1975.INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AUG76-RCO 040- ACCESS BY ROAD:FROM LOS MOCHIS TO CHOIX 130 K OF PAVED ROAD, CHOIX-REFORMA= 50 KILOMETER UNPAVED,CURVY TEMPORARY ROAD,INTERUPTED USE DURING THE INITIAL RAI SEASON. AUG76-RCO 040-RAILROAD SERVICE: THE ING.LUIS COVARRUVIAS RAI STATION (CHIHVAHUA-EL PACIFICO RAILROAD SYSTEM) IS KILOMETERS FROM THE MINE.THIS ROAD IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED THE MINE COMPANY. AUG76-RCO 040-AIRSTRIP FOR SMALL PLANES EXIST AT THE MINE SI AUG76-RCO 151 TOTOL PRODUCTION COST=$37.11 PER METRIC TON O MILLED.(OPER.COST=$16.84, SMELTING CHARGE 17.89, GEN.ADM. TAX+ROYALTY=$1.32). BREAKEVEN COST OF CU= $-5.00 PER TON AUG76-RCO 151- DOES CUSTOM MILLING. BUYS ORE FROM SMALL PROD 76-RCD 651-ZINC CONC. ASSAYS 55% 2N;-RCD 652-CU CONC. ASSAY CU;-RCD 653-PB CONC. ASSAYS 60% PB.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Aguirre, C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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